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Household of Samuel Kershaw (born 1834, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Kershaw, born in 1834 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Kershaw, born in 1845 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel H (born 1867 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Robert P (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Emma (born 1851 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Servant, Leah (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Agnes (born 1867 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Kershaw's household

Male

Samuel

Kershaw

Head
Female

Martha

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Samuel H

Kershaw

Son
Male

James

Kershaw

Son
Male

Richard

Kershaw

Son
Male

Walter

Kershaw

Son
Male

Robert P

Kershaw

Son
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Female

Emma

Herbert

Servant
Female

Leah

Stott

Servant
Female

Agnes

Bradley

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Kershaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Kershaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Samuel H

Kershaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Richard

Kershaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Walter

Kershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Robert P

Kershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Emma

Herbert

Servant

Single

30

1851

Salford, Lancashire, England

Leah

Stott

Servant

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Bradley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

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