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Household of Henry John Sharp (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

Henry John Sharp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry John Sharp, born in 1840 in Stiffkey, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. Henry John was the head of the household, married to Frances Rebecca Sharp, born in 1841 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie Rebecca (born 1864 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England), Bessie Sarah (born 1866 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England), Henry James Donald (born 1869 in Down, Ireland), Daniel William (born 1873 in Down, Ireland), Edith Emma (born 1875 in Down, Ireland) and Emily Mary (born 1871 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry John's Servant, Ellen Mansfield Pooley, born in 1864 in Kennington, Surrey, England.


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Henry John Sharp's household

Male

Henry John

Sharp

Head
Female

Frances Rebecca

Sharp

Wife
Female

Annie Rebecca

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Bessie Sarah

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Henry James Donald

Sharp

Son
Male

Daniel William

Sharp

Son
Female

Edith Emma

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Ellen Mansfield

Pooley

Servant
Female

Emily Mary

Sharp

Daughter
First name(s) Henry John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stiffkey, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry John

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Stiffkey, Norfolk, England

Frances Rebecca

Sharp

Wife

Married

40

1841

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Annie Rebecca

Sharp

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Bessie Sarah

Sharp

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Henry James Donald

Sharp

Son

Single

12

1869

Down, Ireland

Daniel William

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Down, Ireland

Edith Emma

Sharp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Down, Ireland

Ellen Mansfield

Pooley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kennington, Surrey, England

Emily Mary

Sharp

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dover, Kent, England

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