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Household of Sampson Kershaw (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Sampson Kershaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sampson Kershaw, born in 1853 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Sampson was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kershaw, born in 1855 in Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; George W (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sampson's Brother, James (born 1847 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Sampson's Daughter Niece, Lillie (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Sampson Kershaw's household

Male

Sampson

Kershaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Kershaw

Wife
Male

George W

Kershaw

Son
Male

Fred

Kershaw

Son
Male

James

Kershaw

Brother
Female

Lillie

Kershaw

Daughter Niece
First name(s) Sampson
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sampson

Kershaw

Head

Married

28

1853

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Kershaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England

George W

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James

Kershaw

Brother

Married

34

1847

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Lillie

Kershaw

Daughter Niece

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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