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Household of Joseph Sharp (born 1852, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, 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.

Joseph Sharp and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sharp, born in 1852 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sharp, born in 1855 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1875 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother-In-Law, William Brown, born in 1847 in Ireland.


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Joseph Sharp's household

Male

Joseph

Sharp

Head
Female

Isabella

Sharp

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

Samuel

Sharp

Son
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Male

William

Brown

Brother-In-Law
Female

Fanny

Brown

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sharp

Head

Married

29

1852

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sharp

Wife

Married

26

1855

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

-

6

1875

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Sharp

Son

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Sharp

Son

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Brother-In-Law

Widower

34

1847

Ireland

Fanny

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

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