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Household of John Sharkay (born 1831, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

John Sharkay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharkay, born in 1831 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharkay, born in 1831 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Michel (born 1845 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Ellen (born 1854 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John W (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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John Sharkay's household

Male

John

Sharkay

Head
Female

Mary

Sharkay

Wife
Male

Michel

Brennan

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Brennan

Boarder
Male

John W

Brennan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sharkay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharkay

Head

Married

50

1831

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Sharkay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Michel

Brennan

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Ellen

Brennan

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Ireland

John W

Brennan

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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