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Household of James Sharp (born 1814, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharp, born in 1814 in Blackford, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharp, born in 1825 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1849 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1849 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald C (born 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine F (born 1858 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Florence E (born 1860 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza E H (born 1864 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Flora (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).


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James Sharp's household

Male

James

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Male

Archibald C

Sharp

Son
Female

Catherine F

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Eliza E H

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Flora

Wilson

Servant
Female

Jane

Auld

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharp

Head

Married

67

1814

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Sharp

Wife

Married

56

1825

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald C

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine F

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Florence E

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza E H

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Auld

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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