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Household of Matthew J Sharp (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

Matthew J Sharp and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew J Sharp, born in 1840 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Matthew J was the head of the household, married to Lucy Sharp, born in 1847 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 4 children; John R N (born 1869 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Matthew H (born 1873 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Frederick J (born 1874 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Albert F (born 1878 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew J's Servant, Mary A Tapp, born in 1862 in Hastings, Sussex, England.


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Matthew J Sharp's household

Male

Matthew J

Sharp

Head
Female

Lucy

Sharp

Wife
Male

John R N

Sharp

Son
Male

Matthew H

Sharp

Son
Male

Frederick J

Sharp

Son
Male

Albert F

Sharp

Son
Female

Mary A

Tapp

Servant
First name(s) Matthew J
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew J

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Maidstone, Kent, England

Lucy

Sharp

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dover, Kent, England

John R N

Sharp

Son

Single

12

1869

Canterbury, Kent, England

Matthew H

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Hastings, Sussex, England

Frederick J

Sharp

Son

Single

7

1874

Hastings, Sussex, England

Albert F

Sharp

Son

Single

3

1878

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mary A

Tapp

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hastings, Sussex, England

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