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Household of Robert W Sharp (born 1835, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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.

Robert W Sharp and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Sharp, born in 1835 in Romsey, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Louisa Sharp, born in 1840 in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Gerard E (born 1869 in Woolston, Hampshire, England), Ethel M (born 1870 in Woolston, Hampshire, England) and Hugh C (born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Governess, Hannah J (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert W's Servent, Lydia L (born 1860 in Cornwall, England).


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Robert W Sharp's household

Male

Robert W

Sharp

Head
Female

Louisa

Sharp

Wife
Male

Gerard E

Sharp

Son
Female

Ethel M

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Hugh C

Sharp

Son
Female

Hannah J

White

Governess
Female

Lydia L

Rice

Servent
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Romsey, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Sharp

Head

Married

46

1835

Romsey, Hampshire, England

Louisa

Sharp

Wife

Married

41

1840

Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

Gerard E

Sharp

Son

Single

12

1869

Woolston, Hampshire, England

Ethel M

Sharp

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woolston, Hampshire, England

Hugh C

Sharp

Son

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

Hannah J

White

Governess

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

Lydia L

Rice

Servent

Single

21

1860

Cornwall, England

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