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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1849 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alice Kershaw, born in 1846 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Granville (born 1877 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1879 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1871 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1873 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law Lodger, John (born 1845 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Brother Lodger, Fred (born 1879 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Sister Lodger, Mary (born 1861 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Kershaw

Wife
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Male

Granville

Kershaw

Son
Male

Benjamin

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

John

Norbury

Father In Law Lodger
Male

Fred

Kershaw

Brother Lodger
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Sister Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Kershaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Granville

Kershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

John

Norbury

Father In Law Lodger

Single

36

1845

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Fred

Kershaw

Brother Lodger

Single

2

1879

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Sister Lodger

Single

20

1861

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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