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Household of John Sharp (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardoch, Perthshire, 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 1834 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sharp, born in 1848 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1872 in Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1874 in Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland) and Inia (born 1878 in Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maggie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, David (born 1859 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1854 in Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Hugh (born 1862 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Catherine

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Female

Bella

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Inia

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Carswell

Visitor
Female

Maggie

Kay

Servant
Male

David

Lauder

Servant
Male

James

Lauder

Servant
Male

Hugh

Connan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Comrie, 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

47

1834

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sharp

Wife

-

33

1848

Caithness, Scotland

James

Sharp

Son

-

9

1872

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Bella

Sharp

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Inia

Sharp

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Carswell

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Lauder

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Lauder

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland

Hugh

Connan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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