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Household of William Sharples (born 1833, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1833 in Balderstone, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Sharples, born in 1834 in Mellor, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Mellor, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Ann

Sharples

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sharples

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Female

Emma

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Balderstone, 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

48

1833

Balderstone, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Wife

Married

47

1834

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharples

Son

Single

20

1861

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sharples

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Emma

Sharples

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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