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Household of James Sharp (born 1843, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Sharp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharp, born in 1843 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Eliza (born 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Sister, Margaret (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Brother, Peter (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Brother, William (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Sharp's household

Male

James

Sharp

Head
Female

Eliza

Maxwell

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Sharp

Sister
Male

Peter

Sharp

Brother
Male

William

Sharp

Brother
Female

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharp

Head

Unmarried

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

Eliza

Maxwell

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Sharp

Sister

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Sharp

Brother

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Sharp

Brother

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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