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Household of James Sharp (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharp, born in 1852 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharp, born in 1850 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Mary Cunningham, born in 1808 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Sharp's household

Male

James

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary

Sharp

Wife
Female

Mary

Cunningham

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Sharp

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharp

Head

Married

29

1852

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Sharp

Wife

Married

31

1850

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Cunningham

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Sharp

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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