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Household of William Sharp (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romford, Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1840 in Sussex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Sharp, born in 1838 in Essex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), John (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Andrew C (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England), Richard H (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England) and George (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William H (born 1848 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, James (born 1836 in Kent, England).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Sarah

A Sharp

Wife
Male

William

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

Andrew C

Sharp

Son
Female

Sarah A

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Sharp

Son
Male

George

Sharp

Son
Male

William H

Elson

Boarder
Male

James

Sears

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Married

41

1840

Sussex, England

Sarah

A Sharp

Wife

Married

43

1838

Essex, England

William

Sharp

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

John

Sharp

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Andrew C

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Sarah A

Sharp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Richard H

Sharp

Son

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

George

Sharp

Son

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

William H

Elson

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

James

Sears

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Kent, England

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