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Household of William Kershaw (born 1854, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.
William Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kershaw, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Kershaw, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1859 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, John (born 1812 in Cheshire, England) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
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William Kershaw's household
William
Kershaw
Head
Mary Ellen
Kershaw
Wife
William
Kershaw
Son
John
Kershaw
Son
John
Benton
Lodger Head
Catherine
Benton
Daughter
Margaret
Florey
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Kershaw | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Kershaw | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
William | Kershaw | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Kershaw | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Benton | Lodger Head | Widower | 69 | 1812 | Cheshire, England | |
Catherine | Benton | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Cheshire, England | |
Margaret | Florey | Visitor | Single | 19 | 1862 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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