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Household of William Sharpe (born 1848, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 Sharpe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharpe, born in 1848 in Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharpe, born in 1854 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; Laura (born 1875 in Kent, England), William John (born 1876 in Kent, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and George (born 1879 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Betsy (born 1859 in Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1861 in Middlesex, England).


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William Sharpe's household

Male

William

Sharpe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharpe

Wife
Female

Laura

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

William John

Sharpe

Son
Female

Margaret

Sharpe

Daughter
Male

George

Sharpe

Son
Female

Betsy

Sumpter

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Sumpter

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharpe

Head

Married

33

1848

Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Sharpe

Wife

Married

27

1854

Essex, England

Laura

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kent, England

William John

Sharpe

Son

Single

5

1876

Kent, England

Margaret

Sharpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

George

Sharpe

Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Betsy

Sumpter

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Thomas

Sumpter

Lodger

Married

20

1861

Middlesex, England

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