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Household of Henry Sharp (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sharp, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John T (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Father In Law, Albert Westbey, born in 1824 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Sharp's household

Male

Henry

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

John T

Sharp

Son
Male

Joseph

Sharp

Son
Female

Sarah E

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Male

Albert

Westbey

Father In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sharp

Head

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

John T

Sharp

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharp

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Sharp

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Sharp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sharp

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Albert

Westbey

Father In Law

Married

57

1824

Preston, Lancashire, England

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