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Household of William Kershaw (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kershaw, born in 1824 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara Kershaw, born in 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Clara (born 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1860 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Beatrice (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Allan (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Septrine Driffil, born in 1857 in Lincolnshire, England.


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William Kershaw's household

Male

William

Kershaw

Head
Female

Clara

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Edith

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Allan

Kershaw

Son
Female

Septrine

Driffil

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kershaw

Head

Married

57

1824

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Allan

Kershaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Septrine

Driffil

Servant

Single

24

1857

Lincolnshire, England

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