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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kershaw, born in 1834 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kershaw, born in 1840 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ellen Gittoes, born in 1860 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Kershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Ada

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Albert

Kershaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Gittoes

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kershaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ada

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Albert

Kershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gittoes

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

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