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Household of Thomas Kershaw (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kershaw, born in 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Fanny Kershaw, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Tom (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Myra (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John G (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Clara M (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Melinda (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Kershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Head
Female

Fanny

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Tom

Kershaw

Son
Female

Myra

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

John G

Kershaw

Son
Female

Clara M

Ogden

Visitor
Female

Melinda

Lawton

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kershaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Kershaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Tom

Kershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Myra

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John G

Kershaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara M

Ogden

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Melinda

Lawton

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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