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Household of William Kershaw (born 1841, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kershaw, born in 1839 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1862 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Charles R (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Savell, born in 1811 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
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William Kershaw's household
William
Kershaw
Head
Ellen
Kershaw
Wife
Mary
Kershaw
Daughter
James
Kershaw
Son
John W
Kershaw
Son
Charles R
Kershaw
Son
Mary
Savell
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Oldham, 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 | 40 | 1841 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Kershaw | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Kershaw | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
John W | Kershaw | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Charles R | Kershaw | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Savell | Mother In Law | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
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