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Household of John Sharpe (born 1835, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 1835 in St Mary's, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharpe, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred H (born 1868 in York, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, John H (born 1874 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Sharpe's household

Male

John

Sharpe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharpe

Wife
Male

Alfred H

Sharpe

Son
Male

Frank

Sharpe

Son
Male

John

Sharpe

Son
Female

Edith

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sharpe

Son
Male

John H

Sharpe

Nephew
Female

Mary

Longbones

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St Mary's, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharpe

Head

Married

46

1835

St Mary's, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Sharpe

Wife

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Alfred H

Sharpe

Son

Single

13

1868

York, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Sharpe

Son

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

John

Sharpe

Son

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Sharpe

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

John H

Sharpe

Nephew

Single

7

1874

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Longbones

Servant

Single

15

1866

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

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