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Household of John Sharples (born 1836, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharples, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharples, born in 1837 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John U (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Mary A Booth, born in 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharples

Son
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

John U

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary A

Booth

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharples

Head

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife

Married

44

1837

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sharples

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John U

Sharples

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Booth

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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