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Household of Alexander Sharp (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

Alexander Sharp and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sharp, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Sharp, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Isabella, born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Talbet, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Sharp's household

Male

Alexander

Sharp

Head
Female

Janet

Sharp

Wife
Female

Isabella

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Talbet

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sharp

Head

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Sharp

Wife

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Talbet

Mother-In-Law

Widow

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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