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Household of John Thos Kershaw (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Thos Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thos Kershaw, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John Thos was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Kershaw, born in 1842 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ambrose (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Thos's Mother In Law, Betty Wright, born in 1804 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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John Thos Kershaw's household

Male

John Thos

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Fred

Kershaw

Son
Female

Annie

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Ambrose

Kershaw

Son
Female

Betty

Wright

Mother In Law
First name(s) John Thos
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thos

Kershaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Kershaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ambrose

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Wright

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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