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Household of James Sharp (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharp, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Murray, born in 1846 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Louisa I (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Margaret Ferguson, born in 1801 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Sharp's household

Male

James

Sharp

Head
Female

Catherine

Murray

Wife
Female

Agnes

Sharp

Daughter
Male

David

Sharp

Son
Male

Alexander

Sharp

Son
Female

Jemima

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Louisa I

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharp

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Murray

Wife

Married

35

1846

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Louisa I

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Boarder

Unmarried

80

1801

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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