Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Ruth Sharples (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Ruth Sharples and 2 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Sharples, born in 1821 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Ruth was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's Boarder Head, Mary (born 1843 in Rishton, Lancashire, England) and Ruth's Boarder, William A (born 1854 in Rishton, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Ruth Sharples's household

Female

Ruth

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Eddleston

Boarder Head
Male

William A

Eddleston

Boarder
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Sharples

Head

Single

60

1821

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Eddleston

Boarder Head

Single

38

1843

Rishton, Lancashire, England

William A

Eddleston

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Ruth Sharples in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Sharples family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Ruth Sharples

We’ve found Ruth Sharples in 11 family trees. Find out more about Ruth Sharples' household and view the Sharples family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census