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Household of Lawrence Sharples (born 1816, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.
Lawrence Sharples and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Sharples, born in 1816 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Martha Sharples, born in 1816 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ruth, born 1852 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Robert (born 1875 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Mary Hannah (born 1880 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lawrence's Boarder, John Thomas (born 1853 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Lawrence's Boarder, Lawrence (born 1865 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
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Lawrence Sharples's household
Lawrence
Sharples
Head
Martha
Sharples
Wife
John Thomas
Crowtree
Boarder
Ruth
Crowther
Daughter
Robert
Crowtree
Grand Son
Mary Hannah
Crowtree
Grand Daughter
Lawrence
Chew
Boarder
| First name(s) | Lawrence |
| Last name | Sharples |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence | Sharples | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Sharples | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
John Thomas | Crowtree | Boarder | Married | 28 | 1853 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Ruth | Crowther | Daughter | Married | 29 | 1852 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Crowtree | Grand Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Hannah | Crowtree | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Lawrence | Chew | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England |
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