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Household of Thomas Sharples (born 1859, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharples, born in 1859 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharples, born in 1858 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, James (born 1826 in Brindle, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Daughter Niece, Mary J (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Daughter Niece, Sarah (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sharples's household

Male

Thomas

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Male

James

Anderton

Brother In Law
Female

Mary J

Anderton

Daughter Niece
Female

Sarah

Anderton

Daughter Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharples

Head

Married

22

1859

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife

Married

23

1858

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Anderton

Brother In Law

Widower

55

1826

Brindle, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Anderton

Daughter Niece

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Anderton

Daughter Niece

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

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