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Household of John Sharples (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharples, born in 1834 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christine Sharples, born in 1843 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 7 children; Alice H (born 1869 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Christine

Sharples

Wife
Female

Alice H

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Female

Annie

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

William

Sharples

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharples

Head

Married

47

1834

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Christine

Sharples

Wife

Married

38

1843

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Alice H

Sharples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

10

1871

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

6

1875

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Annie

Sharples

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

2

1879

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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