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Household of John Sharples (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharples, born in 1849 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Sharples, born in 1850 in Worsley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret Alice (born 1869 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Ada Mary (born 1872 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Edith Emily (born 1879 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Peter (born 1821 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1861 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Ann

Sharples

Wife
Female

Margaret Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Ada Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Female

Annie

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Edith Emily

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Peter

Sharples

Father
Male

James

Hague

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Hague

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharples

Head

Married

32

1849

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Wife

Married

31

1850

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Ada Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Sharples

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Edith Emily

Sharples

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Sharples

Father

Widower

60

1821

Worsley, Lancashire, England

James

Hague

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Hague

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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