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Household of Richard Sharples (born 1816, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sharples, born in 1816 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Robert J (born 1849 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, John Walch, born in 1816 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Sharples's household

Male

Richard

Sharples

Head
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary A

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Robert J

Waddington

Son
Male

John

Walch

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sharples

Head

Widower

65

1816

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sharples

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Robert J

Waddington

Son

Single

32

1849

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Walch

Boarder

Single

65

1816

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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