Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Sharkey (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Sharkey and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharkey, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sharkey, born in 1848 in Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1878 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Richard (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1808 in Shropshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Sharkey's household

Male

James

Sharkey

Head
Female

Sarah

Sharkey

Wife
Female

Annie

Sharkey

Daughter
Female

Maria

Sharkey

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sharkey

Nephew
Male

William

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sharkey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharkey

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Sarah

Sharkey

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shropshire, England

Annie

Sharkey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Maria

Sharkey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharkey

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Davies

Boarder

Single

73

1808

Shropshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Sharkey in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Sharkey family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Sharkey

We’ve found James Sharkey in 28 family trees. Find out more about James Sharkey's household and view the Sharkey family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census