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Household of John Sharp (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1834 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William St (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

William St

Sharp

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Sharp

Son

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sharp

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William St

Sharp

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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