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Household of Mathew Sharples (born 1835, 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.

Mathew Sharples and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Sharples, born in 1835 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sharples, born in 1837 in Whalley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Whalley, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1866 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1874 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).


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Mathew Sharples's household

Male

Mathew

Sharples

Head
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James W

Sharples

Son
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Male

Arthur

Sharples

Son
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Sharples

Head

Married

46

1835

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Wife

Married

44

1837

Whalley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whalley, Lancashire, England

James W

Sharples

Son

Single

15

1866

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

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