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Household of James Sharples (born 1823, 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.

James Sharples and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharples, born in 1823 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances Sharples, born in 1817 in Worsley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1851 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Anne (born 1855 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Frances (born 1861 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1855 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England), James's Boarder, James (born 1836 in Scotland) and James's Boarder, Samuel (born 1808 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).


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James Sharples's household

Male

James

Sharples

Head
Female

Frances

Sharples

Wife
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

Joseph

Postles

Son In Law
Female

Anne

Postles

Daughter
Female

Frances

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James

Aikenhead

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Basnett

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharples

Head

Married

58

1823

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Frances

Sharples

Wife

Married

64

1817

Worsley, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

30

1851

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Postles

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Anne

Postles

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Frances

Sharples

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

James

Aikenhead

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Scotland

Samuel

Basnett

Boarder

Widower

73

1808

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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