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Household of Walter Kershaw (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Walter Kershaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Kershaw, born in 1850 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Kershaw, born in 1849 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Charlotte Elizabeth (born 1874 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Charles William (born 1877 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Sister, Agnes Kershaw, born in 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Walter Kershaw's household

Male

Walter

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Charlotte Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Charles William

Kershaw

Son
Female

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Kershaw

Sister
First name(s) Walter
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Kershaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Charles William

Kershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Kershaw

Sister

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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