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Household of Joseph Sharples (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sharples, born in 1823 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sharples, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Abel (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah E (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Relative, Margaret A (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Evan (born 1849 in Wales).


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Joseph Sharples's household

Male

Joseph

Sharples

Head
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Wife
Male

Abel

Sharples

Son
Female

Sarah E

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Mc Loughlin

Relative
Male

Evan

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sharples

Head

Married

58

1823

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Abel

Sharples

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Mc Loughlin

Relative

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Evan

Evans

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Wales

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