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Household of William Kershaw (born 1816, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kershaw, born in 1816 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Alice (born 1843 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Samuel S (born 1857 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Robert T (born 1861 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and William E (born 1872 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel S

Kershaw

Son
Male

Robert T

Kershaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Kershaw

Grand Daughter
Male

William E

Kershaw

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kershaw

Head

Widower

65

1816

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Samuel S

Kershaw

Son

Single

24

1857

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Robert T

Kershaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Kershaw

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

William E

Kershaw

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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