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Household of James Sharp (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Sharp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharp, born in 1822 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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James Sharp's household

Male

James

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter In Law
Male

James

Sharp

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharp

Head

Married

59

1822

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

George

Sharp

Son

Widower

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James

Sharp

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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