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Household of Richard Sharkey (born 1819, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Sharkey and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sharkey, born in 1819 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emma (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Jane Deveney, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Sharkey's household

Male

Richard

Sharkey

Head
Female

Emma

Sharkey

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sharkey

Daughter
Female

Jane

Deveney

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sharkey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sharkey

Head

Widower

62

1819

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Emma

Sharkey

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sharkey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Deveney

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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