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Household of Abraham Sharp (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Abraham Sharp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Sharp, born in 1840 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharp, born in 1842 in Ringway, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Stanley (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Servant, John (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Sharp's household

Male

Abraham

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary

Sharp

Wife
Male

Stanley

Sharp

Son
Female

Ada

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sharp

Son
Female

Gertrude

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Dunn

Servant
Female

Eliza

Hartford

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sharp

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ringway, Cheshire, England

Stanley

Sharp

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Sharp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Sharp

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Sharp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Sharp

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Dunn

Servant

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Hartford

Servant

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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