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Household of William Sharp (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1836 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Sharp, born in 1839 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah A, born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister Relative, Ann (born 1851 in Yorkshire, England), William's Niece Daughter, Emily (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Nephew Relative, Walter (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Priscilla

Sharp

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Ann

Scholey

Sister Relative
Female

Emily

Scholey

Niece Daughter
Male

Walter

Scholey

Nephew Relative
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Married

45

1836

Sunderland, Durham, England

Priscilla

Sharp

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Sharp

Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Scholey

Sister Relative

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Emily

Scholey

Niece Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Scholey

Nephew Relative

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

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