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Household of Mahlam Kershaw (born 1840, 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.

Mahlam Kershaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mahlam Kershaw, born in 1840 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Mahlam was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kershaw, born in 1840 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1865 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and Harriet (born 1868 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mahlam's -, John Cliffe, born in 1840 in Queensbury, Yorkshire, England.


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Mahlam Kershaw's household

Male

Mahlam

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Fred

Kershaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

John

Cliffe

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First name(s) Mahlam
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mahlam

Kershaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Kershaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

John

Cliffe

-

Single

41

1840

Queensbury, Yorkshire, England

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