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Household of Robert Sharples (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sharples, born in 1853 in Little Lever, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Selina Sharples, born in 1854 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ada, born 1881 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Mary Diggle, born in 1811 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Sharples's household

Male

Robert

Sharples

Head
Female

Selina

Sharples

Wife
Female

Ada

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary

Diggle

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sharples

Head

Married

28

1853

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Selina

Sharples

Wife

Married

27

1854

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Ada

Sharples

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Mary

Diggle

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

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