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Household of William Sharp (born 1836, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1836 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Zillah (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), George (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), James W (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Selina (born 1849 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder Son, Albert (born 1871 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Alice (born 1868 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
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William Sharp's household
William
Sharp
Head
Selina
Kershaw
Servant
Zillah
Sharp
Daughter
John
Sharp
Son
Joseph
Sharp
Son
George
Sharp
Son
James W
Sharp
Son
Arthur
Sharp
Son
Albert
Kershaw
Boarder Son
Alice
Kershaw
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Sharp |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Sharp | Head | Widower | 45 | 1836 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Selina | Kershaw | Servant | Single | 32 | 1849 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Zillah | Sharp | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Yorkshire, England | |
John | Sharp | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Sharp | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Yorkshire, England | |
George | Sharp | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Yorkshire, England | |
James W | Sharp | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Yorkshire, England | |
Arthur | Sharp | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Yorkshire, England | |
Albert | Kershaw | Boarder Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Kershaw | Boarder | Single | 13 | 1868 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England |
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