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Household of Jane Sharp (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

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.

Jane Sharp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Sharp, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; George (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Orphan, John Laird, born in 1874 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Jane Sharp's household

Female

Jane

Sharp

Head
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Female

Jane

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John

Laird

Orphan
Female

Maggie

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Daughter
First name(s) Jane
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Sharp

Head

Widow

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Orphan

Unmarried

7

1874

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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