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Household of Thomas Sharps (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Sharps and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sharps, born in 1837 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Sharps, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Frederick (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Claughton, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1868 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Henrietta E (born 1872 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Florence H (born 1875 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Edith E (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Jane Sharpe, born in 1815 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Sharps's household

Male

Thomas

Sharps

Head
Female

Sarah E

Sharps

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sharps

Son
Female

Sarah J

Sharps

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sharpe

Son
Male

Charles

Sharpe

Son
Male

Henry

Sharpe

Son
Female

Henrietta E

Sharpe

Daughter
Female

Florence H

Sharpe

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Sharpe

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sharpe

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sharps
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sharps

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Sharps

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Sharps

Son

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Sharps

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharpe

Son

Single

15

1866

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Sharpe

Son

Single

13

1868

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Henry

Sharpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Henrietta E

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Florence H

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Edith E

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Jane

Sharpe

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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