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Household of James Sharkey (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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.

James Sharkey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharkey, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharkey, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Ireland) and Ellen (born 1879 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1849 in Ireland).


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James Sharkey's household

Male

James

Sharkey

Head
Female

Mary

Sharkey

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sharkey

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sharkey

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Sharkey

Boarder
Male

Robert

Lamond

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Rooney

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sharkey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharkey

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Sharkey

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret

Sharkey

Daughter

-

4

1877

Ireland

Ellen

Sharkey

Daughter

-

2

1879

Ireland

Patrick

Sharkey

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Robert

Lamond

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Patrick

Rooney

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

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