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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1842, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1842 in Saddleworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Kershaw, born in 1848 in Healey, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Eliza (born 1869 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England), Rachael (born 1879 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Eliza

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Fred

Kershaw

Son
Female

Rachael

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Henry

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Saddleworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Saddleworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Kershaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Healey, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kershaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

Fred

Kershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

Henry

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

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