Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Sarah Kershaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Sarah Kershaw and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Kershaw, born in 1840 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Norma (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Simeon (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Sarah Kershaw's household

Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Head
Male

William

Kershaw

Son
Female

Norma

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Simeon

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Kershaw

Head

Widow

41

1840

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Kershaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Norma

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Simeon

Kershaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Sarah Kershaw in Rochdale in 1881, and follow the Kershaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Sarah Kershaw

We’ve found Sarah Kershaw in 126 family trees. Find out more about Sarah Kershaw's household and view the Kershaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census