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Household of James Sharples (born 1840, 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.

James Sharples and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharples, born in 1840 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharples, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth G (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England), Georgina (born 1877 in Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England) and Janet (born 1880 in Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England).


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James Sharples's household

Male

James

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Sharples

Wife
Female

Elizabeth G

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharples

Head

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth G

Sharples

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Sharples

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England

Janet

Sharples

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England

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