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Household of Peter Sharp (born 1813, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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.

Peter Sharp and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sharp, born in 1813 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Katherine Sharp, born in 1838 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Ellen Foulds, born in 1859 in Hardgate, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Peter Sharp's household

Male

Peter

Sharp

Head
Female

Katherine

Sharp

Wife
Male

Alexander

Sharp

Son
Male

Andrew

Sharp

Son
Female

Ellen

Foulds

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sharp

Head

Married

68

1813

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Katherine

Sharp

Wife

Married

43

1838

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sharp

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Sharp

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Foulds

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Hardgate, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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