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Household of Roger Sharples (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Roger Sharples and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roger Sharples, born in 1847 in Longridge, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Roger was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sharples, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Roger's Boarder, Hannah Preece, born in 1858 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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Roger Sharples's household

Male

Roger

Sharples

Head
Female

Catherine

Sharples

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharples

Son
Male

Samuel

Sharples

Son
Female

Hannah

Preece

Boarder
First name(s) Roger
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Longridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roger

Sharples

Head

Married

34

1847

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Sharples

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sharples

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Sharples

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Preece

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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