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Household of John Sharpe (born 1841, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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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 Sharpe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharpe, born in 1841 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharpe, born in 1838 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England), Lucy (born 1872 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England) and Hannah (born 1873 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Tom Sharpe (born 1866 in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, Susan (born 1863 in Donington, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, B B (born 1865 in Little Bytham, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1803 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Sharpe's household

Male

John

Sharpe

Head
Female

Mary

Sharpe

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Sharpe

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Sharpe

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

Tom Sharpe

Key

Nephew
Female

Susan

Rice

Servant
Female

B B

Walker

Servant
Female

Hannah

Morcript

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharpe

Head

Married

40

1841

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Sharpe

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Jane

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

Lucy

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

Tom Sharpe

Key

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England

Susan

Rice

Servant

Single

18

1863

Donington, Lincolnshire, England

B B

Walker

Servant

Single

16

1865

Little Bytham, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Morcript

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

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