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Household of Thomas Sharp (born 1857, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1857 in Ferry Hill, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sharp, born in 1857 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Lilley (born 1876 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Edith (born 1878 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1880 in Ferryhill, Durham, England) and James (born 1861 in Ferryhill, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1870 in Spennymoor, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth A Rain, born in 1866 in Crook, Durham, England.


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Thomas Sharp's household

Male

Thomas

Sharp

Head
Female

Ellen

Sharp

Wife
Female

Lilley

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Head
Female

Jane

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Sharp

Son
Male

Thomas

Archer

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Rain

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharp

Head

Married

24

1857

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Ellen

Sharp

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Lilley

Sharp

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Edith

Sharp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Ellen

Sharp

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Louisa

Sharp

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ferryhill, Durham, England

Thomas

Sharp

Head

Married

57

1824

Durham, England

Jane

Sharp

Wife

Married

58

1823

Durham, Durham, England

James

Sharp

Son

Single

20

1861

Ferryhill, Durham, England

Thomas

Archer

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Rain

Servant

Single

15

1866

Crook, Durham, England

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