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Household of Joseph Sharples (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Joseph Sharples and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sharples, born in 1838 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 2 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth Askew, born in 1851 in Gosforth, Cumberland, England.


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Joseph Sharples's household

Male

Joseph

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Askew

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sharples

Head

Widower

43

1838

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Askew

Servant

Single

30

1851

Gosforth, Cumberland, England

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