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Household of Benjamin Sharp (born 1830, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

Benjamin Sharp and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sharp, born in 1830 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sharp, born in 1833 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Adopted, Rose (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Edith (born 1861 in Morton, Suffolk, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Hubert (born 1833 in Bath, Somerset, England), Benjamin's Boarder, James (born 1835 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Susanna (born 1835 in Colwell, Herefordshire, England).


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Benjamin Sharp's household

Male

Benjamin

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sharp

Wife
Female

Rose

Onions

Adopted
Female

Edith

Harrow

Boarder
Male

Hubert

Brown

Boarder
Male

James

Radcliffe

Boarder
Female

Susanna

Radcliffe

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sharp

Head

Married

51

1830

Greenwich, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Sharp

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Onions

Adopted

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Harrow

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Morton, Suffolk, England

Hubert

Brown

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Bath, Somerset, England

James

Radcliffe

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Susanna

Radcliffe

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Colwell, Herefordshire, England

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