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Household of William Sharples (born 1814)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Sharples and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1814 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Sharples, born in 1836 in Southport, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1856 in Australia), Helen M (born 1857 in Australia), Margaret L (born 1864 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England), Harry (born 1869 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1870 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Frank L (born 1874 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and Beatrice A (born 1876 in Thornton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Eastham, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Ann E (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Anne

Sharples

Wife
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Female

Helen M

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Margaret L

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Harry

Sharples

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Frank L

Sharples

Son
Female

Beatrice A

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Emma

Burrows

Servant
Female

Ann E

Savage

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

67

1814

Scotland

Anne

Sharples

Wife

Married

45

1836

Southport, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

25

1856

Australia

Helen M

Sharples

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Australia

Margaret L

Sharples

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Harry

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth M

Sharples

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Frank L

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Beatrice A

Sharples

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Burrows

Servant

Single

16

1865

Eastham, Cheshire, England

Ann E

Savage

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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