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Household of Robert Sharples (born 1837, 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.

Robert Sharples and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sharples, born in 1837 in Little Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharples, born in 1837 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Sharples's household

Male

Robert

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Sharples

Wife
Male

Alexander

Sharples

Son
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sharples

Son
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Martha

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Little Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sharples

Head

Married

44

1837

Little Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Wife

Married

44

1837

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Sharples

Son

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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