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Household of Margaret Kershaw (born 1839, 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.
Margaret Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Kershaw, born in 1839 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; John William (born 1862 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Joseph Wm (born 1867 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1872 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1877 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Boarder, James Cowherd, born in 1842 in Keswick, Westmorland, England.
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Margaret Kershaw's household
Margaret
Kershaw
Head
John William
Kershaw
Son
Mary Ann
Kershaw
Daughter
Joseph Wm
Kershaw
Son
Sarah
Kershaw
Daughter
Edmund
Kershaw
Son
Jane
Kershaw
Daughter
Hannah
Kershaw
Daughter
James
Cowherd
Boarder
| First name(s) | Margaret |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Littleborough, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret | Kershaw | Head | Widow | 42 | 1839 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
John William | Kershaw | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph Wm | Kershaw | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Edmund | Kershaw | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
James | Cowherd | Boarder | Single | 39 | 1842 | Keswick, Westmorland, England |
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