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Household of Alexander Sharp (born 1832, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1832 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; David (born 1857 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1863 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Daughter, Margaret Armstrong, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Sharp's household

Male

Alexander

Sharp

Head
Male

David

Sharp

Son
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Female

Margaret

Armstrong

Step Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sharp

Head

Widower

49

1832

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Armstrong

Step Daughter

-

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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