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Household of John Sharp (born 1851, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Sharp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1851 in Pitminster, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sharp, born in 1852 in Clovelly, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Newton St Petrock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Oliver (born 1861 in East Putford, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Selina (born 1865 in Devon, England).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary A

Sharp

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sharpe

Son
Female

Mary A

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

Oliver

Hart

Servant
Female

Selina

Littlejohns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Pitminster, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

30

1851

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary A

Sharp

Wife

Married

29

1852

Clovelly, Devon, England

Thomas

Sharpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary A

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newton St Petrock, Devon, England

Oliver

Hart

Servant

Single

20

1861

East Putford, Devon, England

Selina

Littlejohns

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

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