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Household of William Kershaw (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kershaw, born in 1846 in Flowery Field, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Kershaw, born in 1848 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; George H (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Fanny (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Martha Seel, born in 1841 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Kershaw

Wife
Male

George H

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary E

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Kershaw

Son
Female

Martha

Seel

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Flowery Field, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kershaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Flowery Field, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Kershaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

George H

Kershaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Harry

Kershaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Seel

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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