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Household of Thomas Sharpes (born 1816, 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.

Thomas Sharpes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharpes, born in 1816 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Sharpes, born in 1814 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1838 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Jane, born 1876 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Richard Bordsnam, born in 1837 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Sharpes's household

Male

Thomas

Sharpes

Head
Female

Jane

Sharpes

Wife
Male

Richard

Bordsnam

Sister In Law
Female

Alice

Bordsnam

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sharples

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharpes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharpes

Head

Married

65

1816

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharpes

Wife

Married

67

1814

Lancashire, England

Richard

Bordsnam

Sister In Law

Married

44

1837

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bordsnam

Daughter

Married

43

1838

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharples

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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