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Household of Andrew Sharp (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

Andrew Sharp and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Sharp, born in 1821 in Cockpen, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Agnes Sharp, born in 1829 in Newton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Isaac (born 1866 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1875 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1798 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew's Boarder, William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Andrew Sharp's household

Male

Andrew

Sharp

Head
Female

Agnes

Sharp

Wife
Male

Isaac

Sharp

Son
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jack

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Swanston

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Sharp

Son
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Sharp

Head

Married

60

1821

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Sharp

Wife

Married

52

1829

Newton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isaac

Sharp

Son

-

15

1866

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sharp

Son

-

12

1869

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

-

10

1871

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jack

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Swanston

Boarder

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Sharp

Son

-

6

1875

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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