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Household of Richard Sharples (born 1825, 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.

Richard Sharples and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sharples, born in 1825 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Sharples, born in 1835 in Mellor, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1860 in Mellor, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1864 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1867 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England), Adam (born 1868 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1871 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Little Harwood, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Sharples's household

Male

Richard

Sharples

Head
Female

Ann

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Adam

Sharples

Son
Male

Benjamin

Sharples

Son
Male

Richard

Sharples

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sharples

Head

Married

56

1825

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Wife

Married

46

1835

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharples

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Adam

Sharples

Son

Single

13

1868

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Sharples

Son

Single

10

1871

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharples

Son

Single

2

1879

Little Harwood, Lancashire, England

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