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Household of Mary Sharples (born 1824, 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.

Mary Sharples and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Sharples, born in 1824 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Mary J (born 1851 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1852 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Gershom S (born 1873 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), John R (born 1876 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Lucy A (born 1878 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mary's Boarder, Caroline Helme, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Mary Sharples's household

Female

Mary

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary J

Haworth

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Gershom S

Haworth

Grand Son
Male

John R

Haworth

Grand Son
Female

Lucy A

Haworth

Grand Daughter
Female

Caroline

Helme

Boarder
First name(s) Mary
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Sharples

Head

Widow

57

1824

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Haworth

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Gershom S

Haworth

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

John R

Haworth

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Lucy A

Haworth

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Helme

Boarder

-

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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