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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1843, Yorkshire)

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.

Joseph Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1843 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selina Kershaw, born in 1845 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Thomas Street, born in 1807 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Selina

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Son
Female

Amelia

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Street

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Kershaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Street

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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