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Household of William Sharp (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharp, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sharp, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William H (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie R (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert G (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan B (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emily M (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Francis O (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Edith G (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Arthur D (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabella S (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's -, Anne (born 1815 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Sharp's household

Male

William

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary A

Sharp

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Female

Jane F

Sharp

Daughter
Male

William H

Sharp

Son
Female

Jessie R

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Robert G

Sharp

Son
Male

Allan B

Sharp

Son
Female

Emily M

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Francis O

Sharp

Son
Female

Edith G

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Arthur D

Sharp

Son
Female

Isabella S

Bain

Servant
Female

Anne

Gardner

-
First name(s) William
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharp

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Sharp

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane F

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William H

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie R

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert G

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan B

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emily M

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Francis O

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edith G

Sharp

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Arthur D

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Bain

Servant

Widow

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Gardner

-

Widow

66

1815

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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