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Household of Thomas Kershaw (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kershaw, born in 1834 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kershaw, born in 1838 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Herbert Dews (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Leonard (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Harry Dews (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Kershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

James

Kershaw

Son
Male

Herbert Dews

Kershaw

Son
Male

Leonard

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah A

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Harry Dews

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kershaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Kershaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Herbert Dews

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Kershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Harry Dews

Kershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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