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Household of John Sharples (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

John Sharples and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharples, born in 1845 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sharples, born in 1841 in Banks, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1876 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Banks, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Banks, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister Daughter, Mary A Abram, born in 1865 in Banks, Lancashire, England.


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary A

Abram

Sister Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharples

Head

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Wife

Married

40

1841

Banks, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Abram

Sister Daughter

Single

16

1865

Banks, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Banks, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Banks, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Banks, Lancashire, England

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