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Household of Alexander Sharp (born 1818, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sharp, born in 1818 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sharp, born in 1818 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine A (born 1855 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Anne (born - in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Robert (born 1855 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1856 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Sharp's household

Male

Alexander

Sharp

Head
Female

Catherine

Sharp

Wife
Female

Catherine A

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Anne

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hutton

Visitor
Male

John

Morrison

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sharp

Head

Married

63

1818

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sharp

Wife

Married

63

1818

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Catherine A

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Anne

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

-

-

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Robert

Hutton

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John

Morrison

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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