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Household of William Kershaw (born 1847, 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 1847 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Kershaw, born in 1851 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1847 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England).


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Kershaw

Son
Male

Frank

Kershaw

Son
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
Male

John

Kershaw

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bradshaw, 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

34

1847

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Kershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Frank

Kershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

William

Watson

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

John

Kershaw

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

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