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Household of Edwin Sharp (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, 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.

Edwin Sharp and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sharp, born in 1839 in Holwell, Dorset, consisted of 12 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1840 in Child Okeford, Dorset, England. They had 9 children; Emily (born 1863 in Child Okeford, Dorset, England), Herbert J (born 1865 in Child Okeford, Dorset, England), Annie B (born 1868 in Child Okeford, Dorset, England), Alice Jane (born 1870 in Child Okeford, Dorset, England), May D (born 1873 in Bourton, Dorset, England), Josiah J (born 1874 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), William W (born 1877 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Ellen M (born 1879 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Edwin S (born 1881 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Boarder, Reuben Gant, born in 1861 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.


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Edwin Sharp's household

Male

Edwin

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Female

Emily

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Sharp

Son
Female

Annie B

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Sharp

Daughter
Female

May D

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Josiah J

Sharp

Son
Male

William W

Sharp

Son
Female

Ellen M

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Edwin S

Sharp

Son
Male

Reuben

Gant

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Holwell, Dorset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sharp

Head

Married

42

1839

Holwell, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

41

1840

Child Okeford, Dorset, England

Emily

Sharp

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Child Okeford, Dorset, England

Herbert J

Sharp

Son

Single

16

1865

Child Okeford, Dorset, England

Annie B

Sharp

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Child Okeford, Dorset, England

Alice Jane

Sharp

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Child Okeford, Dorset, England

May D

Sharp

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bourton, Dorset, England

Josiah J

Sharp

Son

Single

7

1874

Gillingham, Dorset, England

William W

Sharp

Son

Single

4

1877

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Ellen M

Sharp

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Edwin S

Sharp

Son

Single

0

1881

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Reuben

Gant

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Whatfield, Suffolk, England

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