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Household of Thomas Kershaw (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1843 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kershaw, born in 1847 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Clara (born 1877 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1881 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Daughter, Martha Brook, born in 1869 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Kershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Martha

Brook

Step Daughter
Female

Clara

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Kershaw

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kershaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Brook

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

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