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Household of Thomas Sharp (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharp, born in 1840 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1842 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), Lydia (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sharp's household

Male

Thomas

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Jane

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Sharp

Daughter
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

William

Sharp

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

John

Sharp

Son

Single

13

1868

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharp

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Sharp

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Sharp

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Sharp

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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