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Household of William Kershaw (born 1835, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kershaw, born in 1835 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Kershaw, born in 1846 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary R (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Frederick W (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), George E (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy E (born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie L W Scott, born in 1865 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
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William Kershaw's household
William
Kershaw
Head
Mary E
Kershaw
Wife
Mary R
Kershaw
Daughter
Frederick W
Kershaw
Son
John H
Kershaw
Son
George E
Kershaw
Son
Lucy E
Kershaw
Daughter
Annie L W
Scott
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Kershaw | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary E | Kershaw | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary R | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Frederick W | Kershaw | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |
John H | Kershaw | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |
George E | Kershaw | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Lucy E | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie L W | Scott | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
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