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Household of Joseph Sharp (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Joseph Sharp and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sharp, born in 1833 in Hetton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1838 in Pittington, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1866 in Pittington, Durham, England), Barbara (born 1870 in Pittington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Pittington, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Pittington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, John Pattison, born in 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Sharp's household

Male

Joseph

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
Male

Joseph

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Pattison

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hetton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sharp

Head

Married

48

1833

Hetton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

43

1838

Pittington, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Sharp

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pittington, Durham, England

Barbara

Sharp

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pittington, Durham, England

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Pittington, Durham, England

Joseph

Sharp

Son

Single

3

1878

Pittington, Durham, England

John

Pattison

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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