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Household of William Sharp (born 1841, 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 1841 in Wouldham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1845 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1875 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Edward (born 1876 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Ada (born 1878 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1859 in Langley, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1867 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

Walter

Sharp

Son
Male

Edward

Sharp

Son
Female

Ada

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Boorman

Servant
Female

Ellen

Sands

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wouldham, 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

40

1841

Wouldham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chatham, Kent, England

Walter

Sharp

Son

Single

6

1875

Maidstone, Kent, England

Edward

Sharp

Son

Single

5

1876

Maidstone, Kent, England

Ada

Sharp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Maidstone, Kent, England

Jessie

Sharp

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Maidstone, Kent, England

Richard

Sharp

Son

Single

0

1881

Maidstone, Kent, England

John

Boorman

Servant

Single

22

1859

Langley, Kent, England

Ellen

Sands

Servant

Single

14

1867

Maidstone, Kent, England

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