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Household of Joseph Sharpe (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Sharpe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sharpe, born in 1831 in Peterborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Sharpe, born in 1837 in Barking, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Violet (born 1874 in Barking, Essex, England), John (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Mary Porter, born in 1804 in Barking, Essex, England.


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Joseph Sharpe's household

Male

Joseph

Sharpe

Head
Female

Mary

Sharpe

Wife
Female

Violet

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

John

Sharpe

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharpe

Son
Female

Mary

Porter

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Peterborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sharpe

Head

Married

50

1831

Peterborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sharpe

Wife

Married

44

1837

Barking, Essex, England

Violet

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barking, Essex, England

John

Sharpe

Son

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Sharpe

Son

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Mary

Porter

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Barking, Essex, England

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