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Household of William Hy Sharples (born 1848, 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.

William Hy Sharples and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hy Sharples, born in 1848 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William Hy was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sharples, born in 1854 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1877 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1879 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Hy's Sister In Law, Catherine Davis, born in 1856 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England.


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William Hy Sharples's household

Male

William Hy

Sharples

Head
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Wife
Female

Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Davis

Sister In Law
First name(s) William Hy
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hy

Sharples

Head

Married

33

1848

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Wife

Married

27

1854

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Davis

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

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