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Household of John Sharples (born 1857, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharples, born in 1857 in Balderstone, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sharples, born in 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and James Coar (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Hannah Johnson, born in 1864 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James Coar

Sharples

Son
Female

Hannah

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Balderstone, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharples

Head

Married

24

1857

Balderstone, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Wife

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James Coar

Sharples

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Johnson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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