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Household of Robert Sharples (born 1835, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Robert Sharples and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sharples, born in 1835 in Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sharples, born in 1836 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Joseph Gelling, born in 1853 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man.


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Robert Sharples's household

Male

Robert

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Wife
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sharples

Son
Female

Edith

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gelling

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sharples

Head

Married

46

1835

Westmorland, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Wife

Married

45

1836

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sharples

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith

Sharples

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Sharples

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Sharples

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gelling

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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