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Household of Henry Sharp (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 Sharp and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sharp, born in 1839 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1843 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John D (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Sarah J (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, Mary A (born 1853 in Spaldwick, Huntingdonshire, England).


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Henry Sharp's household

Male

Henry

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

Richard

Sharp

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
Male

John D

Sharp

Son
Female

Sarah J

Whittaker

Servant
Female

Mary A

Turner

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sharp

Head

Married

42

1839

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

38

1843

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharp

Son

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John D

Sharp

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Whittaker

Servant

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Turner

Servant

Single

28

1853

Spaldwick, Huntingdonshire, England

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