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Household of Aaron Sharples (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Aaron Sharples and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Aaron Sharples, born in 1832 in Tockholes, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Aaron was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharples, born in 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Aaron's Mother, Mary Ann Sharples, born in 1807 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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Aaron Sharples's household

Male

Aaron

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Martha

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James W

Sharples

Son
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Mother
First name(s) Aaron
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Aaron

Sharples

Head

Married

49

1832

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife

Married

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Sharples

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James W

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Sharples

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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