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Household of Wisdom Kershaw (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Wisdom Kershaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wisdom Kershaw, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Wisdom was the head of the household, married to Harriet Kershaw, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas H (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Wisdom's Boarder, George (born 1868 in Shaw, Lancashire, England) and Wisdom's Boarder, James (born 1870 in Shaw, Lancashire, England).


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Wisdom Kershaw's household

Male

Wisdom

Kershaw

Head
Female

Harriet

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Martha

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

George

Schofield

Boarder
Male

James

Schofield

Boarder
First name(s) Wisdom
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wisdom

Kershaw

Head

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Kershaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Schofield

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Shaw, Lancashire, England

James

Schofield

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Shaw, Lancashire, England

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