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Household of Marcus Sharp (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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.

Marcus Sharp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Marcus Sharp, born in 1830 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Marcus was the head of the household, married to Emily Sharp, born in 1831 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Oliver (born 1863 in St Luke's, Kent, England), Edith (born 1865 in St Luke's, Kent, England) and Emily A (born 1868 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Marcus's Governess, Emily (born 1852 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Marcus's Servant, Jane (born 1831 in Oxfordshire, England), Marcus's Servant, Flora (born 1855 in Kent, England) and Marcus's Servant, Eliza (born 1844 in Worth, Sussex, England).


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Marcus Sharp's household

Male

Marcus

Sharp

Head
Female

Emily

Sharp

Wife
Male

Oliver

Sharp

Son
Female

Edith

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Emily

Williams

Governess
Female

Jane

Binchall

Servant
Female

Flora

Pilcher

Servant
Female

Eliza

Cramp

Servant
First name(s) Marcus
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Marcus

Sharp

Head

Married

51

1830

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Sharp

Wife

Married

50

1831

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Oliver

Sharp

Son

Single

18

1863

St Luke's, Kent, England

Edith

Sharp

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Luke's, Kent, England

Emily A

Sharp

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Emily

Williams

Governess

Single

29

1852

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Binchall

Servant

Single

50

1831

Oxfordshire, England

Flora

Pilcher

Servant

Single

26

1855

Kent, England

Eliza

Cramp

Servant

Single

37

1844

Worth, Sussex, England

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