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Household of James Sharples (born 1813, 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.

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 1813 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sharples, born in 1823 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Bihini (born 1857 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1862 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1864 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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James Sharples's household

Male

James

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary A

Sharples

Wife
Female

Bihini

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sharples

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

Peter

Sharples

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, 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

68

1813

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sharples

Wife

Married

58

1823

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Bihini

Sharples

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Sharples

Son

Single

19

1862

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

14

1867

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Peter

Sharples

Son

Single

17

1864

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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