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Household of John Sharples (born 1845, 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.

John Sharples and 7 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 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Sharples, born in 1843 in Rishton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Robert E (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Joshua (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Robert E

Sharples

Son
Male

Joshua

Sharples

Son
Male

Lawrence

Sharples

Son
Female

Martha A

Sharples

Daughter
Male

John

Sharples

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharples

Head

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Sharples

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Robert E

Sharples

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Joshua

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Sharples

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Martha A

Sharples

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

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