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Household of John Sharp (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keir, Dumfriesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1831 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharp, born in 1842 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Jacob Milligan, born in 1870 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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John Sharp's household
John
Sharp
Head
Mary
Sharp
Wife
Thomas
Sharp
Son
Robert
Sharp
Son
John
Sharp
Son
Jacob
Milligan
Step Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Sharp |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Sharp | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Sharp | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Sharp | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Sharp | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Sharp | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jacob | Milligan | Step Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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