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Household of John Sharp (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Neil (born 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Samuel (born 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

William

Sharp

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Neil

Sharp

Brother
Male

Samuel

Cherry

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

Sharp

Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Cherry

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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