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Household of Johnson Sharples (born 1843, 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.

Johnson Sharples and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Johnson Sharples, born in 1843 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Johnson was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sharples, born in 1845 in Longridge, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1878 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Johnson's Brother In Law, William Hayes, born in 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Johnson Sharples's household

Male

Johnson

Sharples

Head
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Wife
Female

Annie

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Clara

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Hayes

Brother In Law
First name(s) Johnson
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Johnson

Sharples

Head

Married

38

1843

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Wife

Married

36

1845

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Annie

Sharples

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Clara

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

William

Hayes

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

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