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Household of John Sharp (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Sharp and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1840 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Sharp, born in 1838 in Worcestershire, England. They had 8 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Minnie S (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Albert E (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Amy F (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Clara A (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Mackling, born in 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary E

Sharp

Wife
Female

Mary E

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Minnie S

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Sharp

Son
Female

Amy F

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Clara A

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John H

Sharp

Son
Female

Annie

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Florence

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mackling

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Sharp

Wife

Married

43

1838

Worcestershire, England

Mary E

Sharp

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Minnie S

Sharp

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Sharp

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Amy F

Sharp

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Clara A

Sharp

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John H

Sharp

Son

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Sharp

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Sharp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mackling

Servant

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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