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Household of Samuel Kershaw (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Kershaw, born in 1831 in Lees, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kershaw, born in 1832 in Lees, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Josiah (born 1857 in Lees, Lancashire, England), John William (born 1859 in Lees, Lancashire, England), George Henry (born 1862 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1863 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1867 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Cobden (born 1870 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Lees, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Lees, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Elizabeth Whiteley, born in 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Samuel Kershaw's household

Male

Samuel

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Josiah

Kershaw

Son
Male

John William

Kershaw

Son
Male

George Henry

Kershaw

Son
Male

Edward

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Cobden

Kershaw

Son
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Whiteley

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lees, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Kershaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Lees, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lees, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Kershaw

Son

Single

24

1857

Lees, Lancashire, England

John William

Kershaw

Son

Married

22

1859

Lees, Lancashire, England

George Henry

Kershaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Lees, Lancashire, England

Edward

Kershaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Lees, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lees, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lees, Lancashire, England

Cobden

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Lees, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lees, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kershaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Lees, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whiteley

Lodger

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

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