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Household of William Kershaw (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Kershaw, born in 1850 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah Alice (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Rebecca

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

William

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kershaw

Son
Male

James

Kershaw

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

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Kershaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Kershaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Kershaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Kershaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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