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Household of William Kershaw (born 1852, 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 1852 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Kershaw, born in 1854 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas W (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and James R (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James E (born 1862 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Mary A (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister, L Hannah (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Emily

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Kershaw

Son
Male

James R

Kershaw

Son
Male

James E

Kershaw

Brother
Female

Mary A

Kershaw

Sister
Female

L Hannah

Kershaw

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
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

29

1852

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emily

Kershaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Thomas W

Kershaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James R

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James E

Kershaw

Brother

Single

19

1862

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kershaw

Sister

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

L Hannah

Kershaw

Sister

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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