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Household of Robert Kershaw (born 1830, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kershaw, born in 1830 in Wardle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kershaw, born in 1831 in Bamford, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, William J (born 1818 in Northumberland, England) and Robert's Boarder, Frederic (born 1858 in Middlesex, England).


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Robert Kershaw's household

Male

Robert

Kershaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Frank

Kershaw

Son
Male

William J

Armstrong

Boarder
Male

Frederic

Valters

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wardle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kershaw

Head

Married

51

1830

Wardle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kershaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bamford, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Frank

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William J

Armstrong

Boarder

Widower

63

1818

Northumberland, England

Frederic

Valters

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Middlesex, England

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