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Household of John Sharples (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1817 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Sharples, born in 1824 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick J (born 1848 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), George B (born 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Edith M (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Armfield, born in 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Betsy

Sharples

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Sharples

Son
Male

George B

Sharples

Son
Female

Edith M

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary

Armfield

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Bolton, 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

64

1817

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Sharples

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Frederick J

Sharples

Son

Single

33

1848

Bolton, Lancashire, England

George B

Sharples

Son

Single

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Sharples

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Armfield

Servant

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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