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Household of Henry W Sharps (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 W Sharps and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Sharps, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sharps, born in 1849 in Plumbley, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Frederick W (born 1876 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and Alexander H (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry W's Sister, Mary A (born 1854 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Henry W's Boarder, Mary (born 1850 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Henry W's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).


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Henry W Sharps's household

Male

Henry W

Sharps

Head
Female

Sarah

Sharps

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Sharps

Son
Male

Alexander H

Sharps

Son
Female

Mary A

Sharps

Sister
Female

Mary

Whittaker

Boarder
Male

John

Pearson

Boarder
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Sharps
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Sharps

Head

Married

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sharps

Wife

Married

32

1849

Plumbley, Cheshire, England

Frederick W

Sharps

Son

Single

5

1876

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Alexander H

Sharps

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sharps

Sister

Single

27

1854

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whittaker

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Pearson

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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