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Household of John Sharp (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosehall, Sutherland, 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.

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 1845 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sharp, born in 1839 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1873 in Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1804 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1867 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Granton, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1828 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Isabella

Sharp

Wife
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Female

Margaret

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Munro

Mother-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Munro

Servant
Female

Mary

Munro

Servant
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Visitor
Male

Alexander

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

36

1845

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sharp

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sutherland, Scotland

George

Sharp

Son

-

8

1873

Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Sharp

Daughter

-

6

1875

Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter

-

3

1878

Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

Sharp

Daughter

-

1

1880

Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Munro

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ellen

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Granton, Morayshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Visitor

Widow

53

1828

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Sutherland, Scotland

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