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Household of Robert Kershaw (born 1837, 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.

Robert Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kershaw, born in 1837 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kershaw, born in 1837 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Joshua (born 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Clementina (born 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A, born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son In Law, John (born 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Adopted Daughter, Emily (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Kershaw's household

Male

Robert

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Joshua

Kershaw

Son
Male

John

Fish

Son In Law
Female

Clementina

Fish

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Fish

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily

Tattersall

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kershaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Kershaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Fish

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Clementina

Fish

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Fish

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emily

Tattersall

Adopted Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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