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Household of William Sharples (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1833 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sharples, born in 1831 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1861 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Mary J E (born 1864 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1869 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Lillie (born 1871 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1872 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, John W Wood, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary J E

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Lillie

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sharples

Son
Male

John W

Wood

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

48

1833

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Wife

Married

50

1831

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Sharples

Son

Single

20

1861

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Mary J E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Sharples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Lillie

Sharples

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Sharples

Son

Single

9

1872

Worsley, Lancashire, England

John W

Wood

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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