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Household of Samuel Kershaw (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Samuel Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Kershaw, born in 1841 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Kershaw, born in 1847 in Great Howarth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Abbraham (born 1871 in Smallbridge, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Smallbridge, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1869 in Smallbridge, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte (born 1879 in Wardle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Uncle, James Kershaw, born in 1821 in Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Kershaw's household

Male

Samuel

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Abbraham

Kershaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

James

Kershaw

Uncle
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Kershaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Kershaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Great Howarth, Lancashire, England

Abbraham

Kershaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Smallbridge, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Smallbridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Smallbridge, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wardle, Lancashire, England

James

Kershaw

Uncle

Single

60

1821

Lancashire, England

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