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Household of Robert Kershaw (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kershaw, born in 1825 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Kershaw, born in 1828 in Whittington, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1850 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1856 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Betsy (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Albert (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, James Henry (born 1860 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Emily (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Kershaw's household

Male

Robert

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Towler

Daughter
Male

Harry

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Albert

Kershaw

Grand Son
Female

Louisa

Towler

Grand Daughter
Male

James Henry

Ray

Boarder
Female

Emily

Stuttard

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kershaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Wife

Married

53

1828

Whittington, Westmorland, England

Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Towler

Daughter

Widow

25

1856

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harry

Kershaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Kershaw

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Towler

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James Henry

Ray

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Stuttard

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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