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Household of John Sharp (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Sharp, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's -, James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Ann

Sharp

Wife
Female

Martha

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Janet

Sharp

-
Male

James

Sharp

-
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
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

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Sharp

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Sharp

-

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sharp

-

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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