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Household of William Sharp (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Sharp, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Neph, John Gillespie, born in 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Maria

Sharp

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

Richard

Sharp

Son
Male

Joseph

Sharp

Son
Male

John

Gillespie

Neph
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria

Sharp

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Robert

Sharp

Son

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Sharp

Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharp

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Gillespie

Neph

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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