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Household of William Sharples (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sharples, born in 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Martha Lindsay, born in 1835 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England.


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Margaret

Sharples

Wife
Male

Richard

Sharples

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

Edward

Sharples

Son
Female

Martha

Lindsay

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Preston, 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

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharples

Wife

Married

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharples

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sharples

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lindsay

Mother In Law

Married

46

1835

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

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