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Household of Alexander Sharp (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sharp, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sharp, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1867 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Sharp's household

Male

Alexander

Sharp

Head
Female

Sarah

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

Henry

Sharp

Son
Female

Catherine

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sharp

Son
Male

William

Sharp

Son
Female

Sarah

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John

Sharp

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Sarah

Sharp

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

James

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Sharp

Son

-

14

1867

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sharp

Daughter

-

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sharp

Son

-

9

1872

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sharp

Son

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Sharp

Daughter

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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