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Household of Abel Sharples (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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.

Abel Sharples and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Sharples, born in 1831 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sharples, born in 1834 in Appleton, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Appleton, Cheshire, England) and Frank (born 1873 in Appleton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abel's Visitor, Florence (born 1873 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Abel's Visitor, Minnie (born 1875 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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Abel Sharples's household

Male

Abel

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary A

Sharples

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Frank

Speed

Son
Female

Florence

Green

Visitor
Female

Minnie

Green

Visitor
First name(s) Abel
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Sharples

Head

Married

50

1831

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sharples

Wife

Married

47

1834

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Frank

Speed

Son

Single

8

1873

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Florence

Green

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Green

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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