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Household of Thomas 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.

Thomas Kershaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kershaw, born in 1831 in Thornham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Kershaw, born in 1831 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth J (born 1860 in Cheshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1858 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Borders Daughter, Caroline (born 1881 in -).


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Thomas Kershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Pickering

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Pickering

Borders Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Thornham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kershaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth J

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Pickering

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Pickering

Borders Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

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