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Household of Thomas Sharples (born 1838, 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 Sharples and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharples, born in 1838 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sharples, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Alice (born 1874 in Rushton, Lancashire, England), Marthy Gien (born 1878 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sharples's household

Male

Thomas

Sharples

Head
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Wife
Female

Margaret Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Marthy Gien

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sharples

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharples

Head

Married

43

1838

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rushton, Lancashire, England

Marthy Gien

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sharples

Son

Single

1

1880

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

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