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Household of William Sharp (born 1808, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

William Sharp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1808 in Bearsted, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1811 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1849 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Mary (born 1854 in Cuxton, Kent, England). They had 4 grandchildren; John (born 1875 in Hastings, Sussex, England), William (born 1877 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Annie (born 1880 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Emily Sharp, born in 1868 in Maidstone, Kent, England.


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Male

John

Sharp

Grand Son
Male

William

Sharp

Grand Son
Female

Annie

Sharp

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Sharp

Grand Son
Female

Emily

Sharp

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Bearsted, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Married

73

1808

Bearsted, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

70

1811

Maidstone, Kent, England

John

Sharp

Son

Married

32

1849

Maidstone, Kent, England

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Cuxton, Kent, England

John

Sharp

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Hastings, Sussex, England

William

Sharp

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Maidstone, Kent, England

Annie

Sharp

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Maidstone, Kent, England

Henry

Sharp

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Maidstone, Kent, England

Emily

Sharp

Servant

Single

13

1868

Maidstone, Kent, England

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