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Household of Alexander Sharp (born 1846, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 1846 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sharp, born in 1845 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gilfillan (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth Boyd (born 1879 in Alford, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Ann Sharp, born in 1881 in Possil Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Sharp's household
Alexander
Sharp
Head
Margaret
Sharp
Wife
Alexander
Sharp
Son
William
Sharp
Son
John
Sharp
Son
Gilfillan
Sharp
Son
Margaret
Sharp
Daughter
Elizabeth Boyd
Sharp
Daughter
Ann
Sharp
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| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Sharp |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Sharp | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sharp | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Sharp | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Sharp | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Sharp | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Gilfillan | Sharp | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sharp | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Boyd | Sharp | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Alford, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Sharp | - | - | 0 | 1881 | Possil Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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