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Household of William Sharp (born 1817, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 1817 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Strathtay, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Monat

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

McGrory

Servant
Female

Catherine

Patterson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Widower

64

1817

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Monat

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

66

1815

Strathtay, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGrory

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Patterson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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