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Household of William Sharples (born 1842, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Sharples, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Francis (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Alice

Sharples

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sharples

Son
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Male

Richard

Sharples

Son
Male

Joseph

Sharples

Son
Male

Francis

Sharples

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Sharples

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharples

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, 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

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Wife

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharples

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharples

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Francis

Sharples

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Sharples

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharples

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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