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Household of William Sharpell (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Sharpell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharpell, born in 1843 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mariah Sharpell, born in 1842 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1863 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1874 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Selina Smith, born in 1861 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.


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William Sharpell's household

Male

William

Sharpell

Head
Female

Mariah

Sharpell

Wife
Female

Fanny

Sharpell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sharpell

Son
Male

William

Sharpell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sharpell

Daughter
Male

Harry

Sharpell

Son
Female

Selina

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sharpell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharpell

Head

Married

38

1843

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Mariah

Sharpell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Sharpell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Sharpell

Son

Single

15

1866

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

William

Sharpell

Son

Single

7

1874

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Sharpell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Sharpell

Son

Single

0

1881

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Selina

Smith

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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