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Household of Mathew Sharples (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Mathew Sharples and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Sharples, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharples, born in 1842 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Servant, Marian (born 1860 in Wales) and Mathew's Lodger, William (born 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Mathew Sharples's household

Male

Mathew

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife
Female

Marian

Thompson

Servant
Male

William

Sharples

Lodger
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mathew

Sharples

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife

Married

39

1842

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Marian

Thompson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wales

William

Sharples

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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