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Household of Thomas Sharp (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Thomas Sharp and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharp, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Sharp, born in 1841 in Wapping, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Cuthbert R T (born 1870 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Oswald D B (born 1873 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Henry C W (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Wilfrid H S (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Edward T C (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Lea, Wiltshire, England).


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Thomas Sharp's household

Male

Thomas

Sharp

Head
Female

Sarah M

Sharp

Wife
Male

Cuthbert R T

Sharp

Son
Male

Oswald D B

Sharp

Son
Male

Henry C W

Sharp

Son
Male

Wilfrid H S

Sharp

Son
Male

Edward T C

Sharp

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah

Lloyd

Servant
Female

Annie

Jefferies

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharp

Head

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Sarah M

Sharp

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Cuthbert R T

Sharp

Son

Single

11

1870

Plaistow, Essex, England

Oswald D B

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry C W

Sharp

Son

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

Wilfrid H S

Sharp

Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

Edward T C

Sharp

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Lloyd

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Jefferies

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lea, Wiltshire, England

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