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Household of Thomas Sharp (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Thomas Sharp and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharp, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sharp, born in 1844 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Dorothy (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, James (born 1816 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Thomas's Mother In Law, Lydia (born 1817 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Thomas Sharp's household

Male

Thomas

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sharp

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Sharp

Daughter
Male

William

Sharp

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
Male

Charles H

Sharp

Son
Female

Ellen

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Ann

Sharp

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Father In Law
Female

Lydia

Shaw

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharp

Head

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Sharp

Wife

Married

37

1844

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Sharp

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Sharp

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Sharp

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Sharp

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sharp

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Father In Law

Married

65

1816

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Lydia

Shaw

Mother In Law

Married

64

1817

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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