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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kershaw, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Kershaw, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edith M (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice H (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Beatrice E (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Elsie A (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Amelia (born 1860 in Brandon, Suffolk, England) and William's Servant, Ada (born 1867 in Weeting, Norfolk, England).


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary E

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Edith M

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice H

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Beatrice E

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Elsie A

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Simper

Servant
Female

Ada

Simper

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kershaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Kershaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice H

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Beatrice E

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elsie A

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Simper

Servant

Single

21

1860

Brandon, Suffolk, England

Ada

Simper

Servant

Single

14

1867

Weeting, Norfolk, England

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