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Household of George Sharpe (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Sharpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sharpe, born in 1823 in Horbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Bessy Sharpe, born in 1824 in Netherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1856 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), George Walter (born 1858 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1862 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England) and John Henry W (born 1866 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England).


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George Sharpe's household

Male

George

Sharpe

Head
Female

Bessy

Sharpe

Wife
Female

Jane

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

George Walter

Sharpe

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sharpe

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

John Henry W

Sharpe

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sharpe

Head

Married

58

1823

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Bessy

Sharpe

Wife

Married

57

1824

Netherton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

George Walter

Sharpe

Son

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

John Henry W

Sharpe

Son

Single

15

1866

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

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