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Household of William Sharples (born 1836, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Sharples, born in 1837 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Esther (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Georgina (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Fred W E (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Herbert R (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Edward A I M (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ada F I (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Amy F M (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Percival G D (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Jane

Sharples

Wife
Female

Esther

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Fred W E

Sharples

Son
Male

Herbert R

Sharples

Son
Male

Edward A I M

Sharples

Son
Female

Ada F I

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Amy F M

Sharples

Daughter
Male

Percival G D

Sharples

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharples

Wife

Married

44

1837

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Esther

Sharples

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Sharples

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fred W E

Sharples

Son

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Herbert R

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edward A I M

Sharples

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ada F I

Sharples

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Amy F M

Sharples

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Percival G D

Sharples

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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