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Household of John Sharp (born 1855, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1855 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Sharp, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Dora (born 1875 in Workington, Cumberland, England), John (born 1877 in Workington, Cumberland, England) and James C (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Sophia (born 1864 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1831 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Agnes

Sharp

Wife
Female

Dora

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

James C

Sharp

Son
Female

Sophia

Reddish

Boarder
Male

James

Fielding

Boarder
Male

John

Fielding

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

26

1855

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Agnes

Sharp

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

Dora

Sharp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Workington, Cumberland, England

John

Sharp

Son

Single

4

1877

Workington, Cumberland, England

James C

Sharp

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Reddish

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

James

Fielding

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Ireland

John

Fielding

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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