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Household of Sarah Sharples (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Sarah Sharples and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Sharples, born in 1817 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; William, born 1856 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England. She had 2 grandchildren; Hannah (born 1871 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Daughter In Law, Mary Ann Sharples, born in 1855 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England.


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Sarah Sharples's household

Female

Sarah

Sharples

Head
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter In Law
Female

Hannah

Shipperbottom

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Shipperbottom

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Sharples

Head

Widow

64

1817

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Married

25

1856

Breightmet, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Breightmet, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shipperbottom

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Breightmet, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Shipperbottom

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Breightmet, Lancashire, England

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