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Household of John Sharples (born 1844, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharples, born in 1844 in Witton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Sharples, born in 1841 in Pleasington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England), S Ann (born 1874 in Witton, Lancashire, England), M Ellen (born 1876 in Witton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Witton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Thomas Sharples, born in 1808 in Pleasington, Lancashire, England.
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John Sharples's household
John
Sharples
Head
Nancy
Sharples
Wife
Thomas
Sharples
Son
William
Sharples
Son
Edward
Sharples
Son
S Ann
Sharples
Daughter
M Ellen
Sharples
Daughter
John
Sharples
Son
Thomas
Sharples
Father
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Sharples |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Witton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Sharples | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Sharples | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Pleasington, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Sharples | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
William | Sharples | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Hoghton, Lancashire, England | |
Edward | Sharples | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Hoghton, Lancashire, England | |
S Ann | Sharples | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
M Ellen | Sharples | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Sharples | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Sharples | Father | Widower | 73 | 1808 | Pleasington, Lancashire, England |
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