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Household of Ralph Kershaw (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Ralph Kershaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Kershaw, born in 1822 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ralph was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Ralph (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Niece, Sarah Cross, born in 1872 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England.


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Ralph Kershaw's household

Male

Ralph

Kershaw

Head
Male

Ralph

Kershaw

Son
Female

Susannah

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cross

Niece
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Kershaw

Head

Widower

59

1822

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Kershaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cross

Niece

Single

9

1872

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

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