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Household of Richard Sharp (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sharp, born in 1830 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Maria Sharp, born in 1844 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Percy (born 1872 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1873 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England), Lucinda (born 1875 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England), Annie M (born 1876 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England) and Lily (born 1879 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Brother, Joe (born 1832 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Sharp's household

Male

Richard

Sharp

Head
Female

Maria

Sharp

Wife
Male

Percy

Sharp

Son
Male

John W

Sharp

Son
Female

Lucinda

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Lily

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Godley

Servant
Male

Joe

Sharp

Brother
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sharp

Head

Married

51

1830

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Sharp

Wife

Married

37

1844

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Sharp

Son

Single

9

1872

Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England

John W

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England

Lucinda

Sharp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Sharp

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Sharp

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Godley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Joe

Sharp

Brother

Widower

49

1832

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

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