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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1838 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Kershaw, born in 1839 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Fredrick (born 1870 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1862 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, William Gaukroger, born in 1859 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Emma

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Kershaw

Son
Male

William

Gaukroger

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Gaukroger

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Kershaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Fredrick

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

William

Gaukroger

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Gaukroger

Daughter

Married

19

1862

York, Yorkshire, England

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