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Household of Edwin Sharples (born 1818, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Edwin Sharples and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sharples, born in 1818 in Halewood, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharples, born in 1816 in Widnes, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Susanna, born 1859 in Cronton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Son In Law, William (born 1858 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Edwin's Niece, Alice (born 1878 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Edwin's Niece, Roselia (born 1881 in Ditton, Lancashire, England) and Edwin's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Ditton, Lancashire, England).


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Edwin Sharples's household

Male

Edwin

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Sharples

Wife
Male

William

Beasley

Son In Law
Female

Susanna

Beasley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Beasley

Niece
Female

Roselia

Beasley

Niece
Male

Joseph

Beasley

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Halewood, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sharples

Head

Married

63

1818

Halewood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Wife

Married

65

1816

Widnes, Lancashire, England

William

Beasley

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Susanna

Beasley

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Beasley

Niece

Single

3

1878

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Roselia

Beasley

Niece

Single

0

1881

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Beasley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ditton, Lancashire, England

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