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Household of William Sharples (born 1807, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1807 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharples, born in 1806 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Nancy, born 1843 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; W (born 1862 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1875 in Rishton, Lancashire, England) and E (born 1867 in Rishton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, W Bibby, born in 1846 in -.


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife
Female

Nancy

Sharples

Daughter
Male

W

Sharples

Grand Son
Male

John W

Sharples

Grand Son
Male

W

Bibby

Son In Law
Female

E

Bibby

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

74

1807

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharples

Wife

Married

75

1806

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Sharples

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

W

Sharples

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

John W

Sharples

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Rishton, Lancashire, England

W

Bibby

Son In Law

Widower

35

1846

-

E

Bibby

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rishton, Lancashire, England

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