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Household of William Sharples (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Sharples and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1839 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Sharples, born in 1837 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1862 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Daughter, Lucy Dunster, born in 1870 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Alice

Sharples

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Female

Lucy

Dunster

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

42

1839

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

21

1860

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

19

1862

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Dunster

Adopted Daughter

Single

11

1870

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

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