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Household of Henry Sharples (born 1843, 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.

Henry Sharples and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sharples, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ruth Sharples, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Lacklison (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger Head, William (born 1841 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Henry's Lodger, Bartholomew (born 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Lodger, Thomas (born 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Sharples's household

Male

Henry

Sharples

Head
Female

Ruth

Sharples

Wife
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Grace

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

Lacklison

Sharples

Son
Female

Jane

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Johnson

Lodger Head
Female

Julia Ann

Johnson

Wife
Male

Bartholomew

Sharples

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Houlson

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sharples

Head

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Sharples

Wife

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Grace

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lacklison

Sharples

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Johnson

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Julia Ann

Johnson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Bartholomew

Sharples

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Houlson

Lodger

Widower

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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