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Household of Edwin Sharples (born 1846, 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.

Edwin Sharples and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sharples, born in 1846 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Sharples, born in 1846 in Tottington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Edwin Jas (born 1869 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Miah Jane (born 1871 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), John Herbt (born 1876 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Richard G (born 1878 in Disley, Cheshire, England) and William Gladstone (born 1880 in Disley, Cheshire, England).


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Edwin Sharples's household

Male

Edwin

Sharples

Head
Female

Sarah J

Sharples

Wife
Male

Edwin Jas

Sharples

Son
Female

Miah Jane

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Martha

Sharples

Daughter
Male

John Herbt

Sharples

Son
Male

Richard G

Sharples

Son
Male

William Gladstone

Sharples

Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sharples

Head

Married

35

1846

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Sharples

Wife

Married

35

1846

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Edwin Jas

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Miah Jane

Sharples

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Martha

Sharples

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tottington, Lancashire, England

John Herbt

Sharples

Son

Single

5

1876

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Richard G

Sharples

Son

Single

3

1878

Disley, Cheshire, England

William Gladstone

Sharples

Son

Single

1

1880

Disley, Cheshire, England

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