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Household of John Sharples (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1849 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Sharples, born in 1846 in Penley, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Edmund Sharples, born in 1844 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England.


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John Sharples's household

Male

John

Sharples

Head
Female

Priscilla

Sharples

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Male

Edmund

Sharples

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Walton Le Dale, 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

32

1849

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Sharples

Wife

Married

35

1846

Penley, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

6

1875

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Sharples

Brother

Married

37

1844

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

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