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Household of Margaret Sharples (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Margaret Sharples and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Sharples, born in 1832 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Joseph (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1845 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1859 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Margaret's Grand Daughter Grand Son, Fred (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Margaret Sharples's household

Female

Margaret

Sharples

Head
Male

Joseph

Sharples

Son
Male

Alfred

Sharples

Son
Female

Martha A

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Swift

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Swift

Daughter
Male

Fred

Swift

Grand Daughter Grand Son
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Sharples

Head

Widow

49

1832

Bury, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharples

Son

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Sharples

Son

Single

13

1868

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Sharples

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Swift

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Swift

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Bury, Lancashire, England

Fred

Swift

Grand Daughter Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

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