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Household of Robert Sharples (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sharples, born in 1846 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Bridget Sharples, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1879 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Sharples's household

Male

Robert

Sharples

Head
Female

Bridget

Sharples

Wife
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

Edward

Sharples

Son
Female

Catherine

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sharples

Head

Married

35

1846

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Sharples

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Aspull, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

4

1877

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sharples

Son

Single

2

1879

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Sharples

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Aspull, Lancashire, England

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