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Household of Margaret Sharples (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, Alice (born 1803 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret's Boarder, James (born 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Margaret Sharples's household

Female

Margaret

Sharples

Head
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Male

Joseph

Sharples

Son
Female

Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kenyon

Boarder
Male

James

Harwood

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bolton, 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

52

1829

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kenyon

Boarder

Widow

78

1803

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Harwood

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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