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Household of John Sharp (born 1834, Perthshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharp, born in 1834 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sharp, born in 1840 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland), John R (born 1872 in -), Jessie (born 1875 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Jessie

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

John R

Sharp

Son
Female

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sharp

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

47

1834

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sharp

Wife

Married

41

1840

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Sharp

Son

-

11

1870

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

John R

Sharp

Son

-

9

1872

-

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter

-

6

1875

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sharp

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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