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Household of Royston Sharples (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Royston Sharples and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Royston Sharples, born in 1824 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Royston was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sharples, born in 1840 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), James F (born 1868 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Royston Sharples's household

Male

Royston

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James F

Sharples

Son
Female

Margaret E

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) Royston
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Royston

Sharples

Head

Married

57

1824

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

James F

Sharples

Son

Single

13

1868

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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