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Household of Thomas Sharples (born 1837, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharples, born in 1837 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sharples, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John T (born 1865 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Church, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sharples's household

Male

Thomas

Sharples

Head
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Wife
Male

John T

Sharples

Son
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sharples

Son
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharples

Head

Married

44

1837

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

John T

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sharples

Son

Single

13

1868

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Church, Lancashire, England

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