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Household of Adam Sharples (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Adam Sharples and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Sharples, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sharples, born in 1837 in Staveley, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), George (born 1868 in Heaton Mersey, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1872 in Derbyshire, England) and James P (born 1880 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England).


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Adam Sharples's household

Male

Adam

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Wife
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Male

Frederick

Sharples

Son
Male

George

Sharples

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James P

Sharples

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Sharples

Head

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Wife

Married

44

1837

Staveley, Westmorland, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

George

Sharples

Son

Single

13

1868

Heaton Mersey, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Sharples

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Derbyshire, England

James P

Sharples

Son

Single

1

1880

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

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