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Household of Ruben Sharples (born 1842, 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.

Ruben Sharples and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruben Sharples, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Ruben was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sharples, born in 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Ruben Sharples's household

Male

Ruben

Sharples

Head
Female

Eliza

Sharples

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) Ruben
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruben

Sharples

Head

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Sharples

Wife

Married

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Sharples

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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