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Household of William Sharp (born 1795, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1795 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret A, born 1825 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He had 1 grandchild; Florence A, born 1862 in Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Jessie (born 1828 in Scotland), William's Visitor, Jane (born 1837 in Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England), William's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Agnes (born 1863 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Alice (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Servant, John T (born 1859 in Birmingham, Worcestershire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1849 in Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire, England) and William's Servant, Susanna (born 1851 in West Lynn, Norfolk, England).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Margaret A

Fraser

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Beveridge

-
Female

Jane

Auchie

Visitor
Female

Florence A

Fraser

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Parsonage

Servant
Female

Jane

Whitehouse

Servant
Female

Agnes

Bresley

Servant
Female

Alice

Parnham

Servant
Male

John T

Walker

Servant
Female

Mary

Hall

Servant
Female

Susanna

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 86
Birth year 1795
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Widower

86

1795

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret A

Fraser

Daughter

Married

56

1825

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Beveridge

-

Widow

53

1828

Scotland

Jane

Auchie

Visitor

Widow

44

1837

Scotland

Florence A

Fraser

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Elizabeth

Parsonage

Servant

Single

39

1842

Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England

Jane

Whitehouse

Servant

Single

20

1861

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Agnes

Bresley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Parnham

Servant

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John T

Walker

Servant

Single

22

1859

Birmingham, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Hall

Servant

Widow

32

1849

Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire, England

Susanna

Taylor

Servant

Single

30

1851

West Lynn, Norfolk, England

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