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Household of John Sharp (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sharp, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Francis (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Cornelius (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Anthony (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, James Kelly, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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John Sharp's household

Male

John

Sharp

Head
Female

Catherine

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Kelly

Father-In-Law
Male

Francis

Sharp

Son
Female

Catherine

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Sharp

Son
Male

Anthony

Sharp

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharp

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Catherine

Sharp

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

James

Kelly

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Ireland

Francis

Sharp

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sharp

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cornelius

Sharp

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Anthony

Sharp

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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