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Household of Joseph Sharples (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sharples, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1841 in England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1863 in England), Dinah (born 1865 in -), Jane (born 1870 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jean (born 1872 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Joseph Sharples's household

Male

Joseph

Sharples

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Jean

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sharples

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sharples

Head

Married

40

1841

-

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Dinah

Sharples

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Jane

Sharples

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Sharples

Daughter

-

9

1872

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Sharples

Son

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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