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Household of Martha Sharples (born 1847, 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.
Martha Sharples and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Sharples, born in 1847 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Annie (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William Hy (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas N (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John Charles (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Mother, Jane (born 1818 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England) and Martha's Lodger, Robert (born 1862 in Crewe, Lancashire, England).
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Martha Sharples's household
Martha
Sharples
Head
Annie
Sharples
Daughter
William Hy
Sharples
Son
Thomas N
Sharples
Son
John Charles
Sharples
Son
Jane
Sourby
Mother
Robert
Billington
Lodger
| First name(s) | Martha |
| Last name | Sharples |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Goosnargh, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martha | Sharples | Head | Widow | 34 | 1847 | Goosnargh, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Sharples | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
William Hy | Sharples | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas N | Sharples | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
John Charles | Sharples | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Sourby | Mother | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Goosnargh, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Billington | Lodger | Single | 19 | 1862 | Crewe, Lancashire, England |
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