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Household of William Sharp (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1832 in Kippax, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth F Sharp, born in 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; James W (born 1862 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1871 in Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England), Anny (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son Daughter, Harry Fanny (born 1869 in Outwood, Yorkshire, England), William's Brother In Law, William (born 1859 in Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, England).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth F

Sharp

Wife
Male

James W

Sharp

Son
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sharp

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Harry Fanny

Sharp

Son Daughter
Female

Kate

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Sharp

Son
Female

Anny

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sharp

Daughter
Male

William

Squire

Brother In Law
Female

Mary A

Walker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kippax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Married

49

1832

Kippax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth F

Sharp

Wife

Married

45

1836

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James W

Sharp

Son

Single

19

1862

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Sharp

Son

Single

16

1865

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Harry Fanny

Sharp

Son Daughter

Single

12

1869

Outwood, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Sharp

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Sharp

Son

Single

8

1873

Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England

Anny

Sharp

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Sharp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William

Squire

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Walker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, England

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