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SHARPLES

Sharples in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

4748

0.1370

7.8353

Cheshire

152

0.0236

1.3483

Yorkshire

0.0022

0.1284

Staffordshire

0.0049

0.2784

London

0.0015

0.0842

Derbyshire

0.0057

0.3252

Warwickshire

0.0023

0.1320

County Durham

0.0016

0.0921

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0052

0.2959

Leicestershire

0.0040

0.2296

Cumberland

0.0052

0.2957

Westmorland

0.0187

1.0692

Worcestershire

0.0021

0.1200

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

0.0102

0.5828

Hampshire

0.0012

0.0669

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

0.0063

0.3629

Kent

0.0006

0.0344

Wiltshire

0.0023

0.1329

Lanarkshire

0.0004

0.0242

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

0.0032

0.1858

Surrey

0.0002

0.0121

Cambridgeshire

0.0016

0.0927

Nottinghamshire

0.0008

0.0436

Cornwall

0.0006

0.0346

Shropshire

0.0008

0.0453

Gloucestershire

0.0002

0.0100

Buckinghamshire

0.0006

0.0324

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0002

0.0112

Essex

0.0002

0.0099

Suffolk

0.0003

0.0161

Ayrshire

0.0005

0.0262

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0003

0.0146

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Blackburn

Lancashire

792

0.8587

49.1242

Preston

Lancashire

320

0.3450

19.7379

Worsley

Lancashire

126

0.5897

33.7331

Chorley

Lancashire

105

0.5398

30.8796

Over Darwen

Lancashire

0.3467

19.8339

Clifton

Lancashire

3.6140

206.7297

Great Harwood

Lancashire

1.4842

84.9082

Salford

Lancashire

0.0863

4.9377

Manchester

Lancashire

0.0552

3.1558

Great Bolton

Lancashire

0.1808

10.3410

Little Bolton

Lancashire

0.1862

10.6530

Accrington

Lancashire

0.2602

14.8842

Walton Le Dale

Lancashire

0.7729

44.2179

Bury

Lancashire

0.1616

9.2457

Clayton Le Moors

Lancashire

0.9069

51.8840

Radcliffe

Lancashire

0.3411

19.5139

Wigan

Lancashire

0.1156

6.6131

Livesey

Lancashire

0.9040

51.7160

Rumworth

Lancashire

1.0698

61.2009

Habergham Eaves

Lancashire

0.1641

9.3885

Top male forenames

John Sharples
William Sharples
James Sharples
Thomas Sharples
Richard Sharples
Robert Sharples
George Sharples
Joseph Sharples
Henry Sharples
Edward Sharples
Charles Sharples
Peter Sharples
Samuel Sharples
Arthur Sharples
Albert Sharples
Alfred Sharples
Frederick Sharples
Walter Sharples
Isaac Sharples
Thos. Sharples
Harry Sharples
Wm. Sharples
Fred Sharples
Ernest Sharples
Herbert Sharples
Ralph Sharples
Jacob Sharples
David Sharples
Hugh Sharples
Edwin Sharples
Geo. Sharples
Frank Sharples
Lawrence Sharples
Jas. Sharples
Alexander Sharples
Christopher Sharples
Moses Sharples
Daniel Sharples
Jno. Sharples
Abraham Sharples
Adam Sharples
Roger Sharples
Abel Sharples
Mark Sharples
Edmund Sharples
Bartholomew Sharples
Richd. Sharples
Francis Sharples
Nathaniel Sharples
Stephen Sharples

Top female forenames

Mary Sharples
Elizabeth Sharples
Alice Sharples
Sarah Sharples
Margaret Sharples
Jane Sharples
Ann Sharples
Ellen Sharples
Hannah Sharples
Martha Sharples
Annie Sharples
Nancy Sharples
Eliza Sharples
Catherine Sharples
Emma Sharples
Isabella Sharples
Betty Sharples
Ada Sharples
Frances Sharples
Esther Sharples
Edith Sharples
Betsy Sharples
Emily Sharples
Maria Sharples
Elizth. Sharples
Grace Sharples
Rachel Sharples
Agnes Sharples
Louisa Sharples
Fanny Sharples
Charlotte Sharples
Harriet Sharples
Susannah Sharples
Rebecca Sharples
Ruth Sharples
Amelia Sharples
Eleanor Sharples
Florence Sharples
Clara Sharples
Janet Sharples
Selina Sharples
Eliz. Sharples
Anne Sharples
Bertha Sharples
Lucy Sharples
Minnie Sharples
Kate Sharples
Rose Sharples
Amy Sharples
Dinah Sharples

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Cotton Winder
Cotton Spinner
Joiner
Labourer
General Labourer
Dressmaker
House Keeper
Annuitant
Cotton Rover
Cotton Operative
Grocer
Carter
Farmers Wife
Cotton Piecer
Charwoman
Cotton Warper
Domestic Servant
General Servant
School
Butcher
Wife
Laundress
Blacksmith
Weaver Cotton
No Occupation
Coal Miner Wife
Weaver Cotton Mill
Wheelwright
Stone Quarryman
Housewife
Warehouseman
Farmers Son
Draper
Clerk
Cotton Reeler
Stone Mason
C Weaver
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
Cotton Oper
Cabinet Maker
Domestic
Retired Farmer
Tailor
Bobbin Turner
Coal Dealer