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Household of Richard Sharp (born 1822, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lymington, Hampshire, 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 Sharp and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sharp, born in 1822 in Christchurch, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Lucy A C Sharp, born in 1825 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. They had 3 children; Alice C (born 1852 in Lymington, Hampshire, England), Edith L (born 1854 in Lymington, Hampshire, England) and Grace H (born 1861 in Lymington, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Edith E (born 1854 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England), Richard's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1854 in Shirley Holms, Hampshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Nelsy (born 1859 in Sway, Hampshire, England).


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Richard Sharp's household

Male

Richard

Sharp

Head
Female

Lucy A C

Sharp

Wife
Female

Alice C

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Edith L

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Grace H

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Grundy

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth J

Smith

Servant
Female

Nelsy

Gale

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sharp

Head

Married

59

1822

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Lucy A C

Sharp

Wife

Married

56

1825

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Alice C

Sharp

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Edith L

Sharp

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Grace H

Sharp

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Edith E

Grundy

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth J

Smith

Servant

Single

27

1854

Shirley Holms, Hampshire, England

Nelsy

Gale

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sway, Hampshire, England

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