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Household of Thomas Kershaw (born 1836, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kershaw, born in 1836 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Kershaw, born in 1837 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1860 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Bartholomew (born 1864 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Martha H (born 1868 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Ida (born 1873 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and William I (born 1879 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah J, born 1881 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Edward (born 1859 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Stepdaughter, Mary J (born 1861 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Niece, Sarah A (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Kershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah J

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Ellen

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Bartholomew

Kershaw

Son
Female

Martha H

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Ida

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

William I

Kershaw

Son
Male

Edward

Clegg

Son In Law
Female

Mary J

Clegg

Stepdaughter
Female

Sarah J

Clegg

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Lancelott

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kershaw

Head

Married

45

1836

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Kershaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Bartholomew

Kershaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Martha H

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Ida

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

William I

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Edward

Clegg

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Clegg

Stepdaughter

Married

20

1861

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Clegg

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Lancelott

Niece

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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