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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1841, 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.

Joseph Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Kershaw, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Cuthbert (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John R (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Alice (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Nephew, Ernest (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Nephew, Charles (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Wife
Male

William

Kershaw

Son
Male

Cuthbert

Kershaw

Son
Male

Charles

Kershaw

Son
Male

John R

Kershaw

Son
Female

Alice

Conolly

Niece
Male

Ernest

Conolly

Nephew
Male

Charles

Conolly

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Kershaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Cuthbert

Kershaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charles

Kershaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John R

Kershaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Conolly

Niece

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Conolly

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charles

Conolly

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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