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Household of James Sharpe (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, 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 Sharpe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sharpe, born in 1838 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Richardson, born in 1844 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Annie Wood, born in 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Sharpe's household

Male

James

Sharpe

Head
Female

Janet

Richardson

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharpe

Son
Male

James

Sharpe

Son
Male

George

Sharpe

Son
Male

William

Sharpe

Son
Female

Jane

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharpe

Son
Female

Annie

Wood

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sharpe

Head

Married

43

1838

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Richardson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Sharpe

Son

-

14

1867

Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Sharpe

Son

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Sharpe

Son

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Sharpe

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Sharpe

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sharpe

Son

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie

Wood

Servant

-

14

1867

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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