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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1851 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ruth Kershaw, born in 1851 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1875 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah H (born 1879 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth Ann Smith, born in 1860 in Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Ruth

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Harry

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary E

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Kershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Smith

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

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