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Household of Robert Sharp (born 1825, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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.

Robert Sharp and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sharp, born in 1825 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan Sharp, born in 1827 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Benjamin C B (born 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1860 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1865 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Hannah Bell, born in 1866 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Sharp's household

Male

Robert

Sharp

Head
Female

Jane Cowan

Sharp

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Male

Benjamin C B

Sharp

Son
Male

Archibald

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Jane

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sharp

Head

Married

56

1825

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane Cowan

Sharp

Wife

Married

54

1827

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin C B

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Bell

Servant

-

15

1866

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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