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Household of William Sharples (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Sharples, born in 1838 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; George E (born 1859 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1865 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), Mary I (born 1869 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Samuel Sharples, born in 1868 in Clayton, Lancashire, England.


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Jane

Sharples

Wife
Male

George E

Sharples

Son
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Female

Lucy

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary I

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sharples

Son
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sharples

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharples

Wife

Married

43

1838

Burnley, Lancashire, England

George E

Sharples

Son

Single

22

1859

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

19

1862

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Sharples

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

13

1868

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Mary I

Sharples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Sharples

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Clayton, Lancashire, England

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