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Household of John Sharp (born 1825, Stirlingshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1825 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Sharp, born in 1823 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1854 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1854 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Maggie J (born 1858 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Robert McGregor, born in 1849 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Janet

Sharp

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Male

William

Sharp

Son
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Female

Maggie J

Sharp

Daughter
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

Robert

McGregor

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

56

1825

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Sharp

Wife

Married

58

1823

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie J

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

McGregor

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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