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Household of David Sharp (born 1819, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

David Sharp and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sharp, born in 1819 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sharp, born in 1822 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1847 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Mary (born 1850 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Burt (born 1852 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Lydia (born 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Harold G, born 1875 in Forest Hill, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Mary Gander, born in 1847 in Sussex, England.


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David Sharp's household

Male

David

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary A

Sharp

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Burt

Sharp

Son
Female

Lydia

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Harold G

Sharp

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Gander

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sharp

Head

Married

62

1819

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary A

Sharp

Wife

Married

59

1822

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Widower

34

1847

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Brighton, Sussex, England

Burt

Sharp

Son

Single

29

1852

Brighton, Sussex, England

Lydia

Sharp

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harold G

Sharp

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Mary

Gander

Servant

Single

34

1847

Sussex, England

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