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Household of William Sharples (born 1846, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1846 in Church, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharples, born in 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Sharples

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Female

Annie

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Church, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

35

1846

Church, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Wife

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Sharples

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Annie

Sharples

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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