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Household of William Sharpe (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Sharpe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharpe, born in 1856 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Sharpe, born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Laurence Stephen (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Roland Lister (born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Abel Hirst, born in 1855 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England.


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William Sharpe's household

Male

William

Sharpe

Head
Female

Susan

Sharpe

Wife
Male

Laurence Stephen

Sharpe

Son
Male

Roland Lister

Sharpe

Son
Male

Abel

Hirst

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharpe

Head

Married

25

1856

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Sharpe

Wife

Married

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Laurence Stephen

Sharpe

Son

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Roland Lister

Sharpe

Son

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Abel

Hirst

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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