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Household of William Sharples (born 1840, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharples, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharples, born in 1834 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), Eliza Ellen (born 1865 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1874 in Lancashire, England).


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William Sharples's household

Male

William

Sharples

Head
Female

Mary

Sharples

Wife
Male

John

Sharples

Son
Female

Eliza Ellen

Sharples

Daughter
Male

James

Sharples

Son
Male

William

Sharples

Son
Male

Richard

Sharples

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sharples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharples

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sharples

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Son

Single

18

1863

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ellen

Sharples

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Son

Single

14

1867

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

William

Sharples

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharples

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

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