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Household of Thomas Sharples (born 1846, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharples, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharples, born in 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; E (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), S E (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), T (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and A (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, G (born 1809 in Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, A (born 1812 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, J (born 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, E (born 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sharples's household

Male

Thomas

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Sharples

Wife
Female

E

Sharples

Daughter
Female

S E

Sharples

Daughter
Male

T

Sharples

Son
Male

A

Sharples

Son
Male

G

Campell

Boarder
Male

A

Marsh

Boarder
Male

J

Crompton

Boarder
Female

E

Crompton

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharples

Head

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Wife

Married

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

S E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

T

Sharples

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

A

Sharples

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

G

Campell

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Scotland

A

Marsh

Boarder

Single

69

1812

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

J

Crompton

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

E

Crompton

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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