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Household of John Sharp (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharp, born in 1847 in -. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Wishaw), John (born 1873 in Wishaw), Robert (born 1877 in Wishaw) and James (born 1880 in Wishaw).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1811 in Wishaw).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary

Sharp

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

Andrew

Chalmers

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

39

1842

-

Mary

Sharp

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

Joseph

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Wishaw

John

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Wishaw

Robert

Sharp

Son

-

4

1877

Wishaw

James

Sharp

Son

-

1

1880

Wishaw

Andrew

Chalmers

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Wishaw

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