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Household of William Sharpley (born 1845, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sharpley, born in 1845 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jane Sharpley, born in 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Sydney, born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Father In Law, Robert (born 1810 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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William Sharpley's household

Male

William

Sharpley

Head
Female

Margaret Jane

Sharpley

Wife
Male

Sydney

Sharpley

Son
Female

Mary

Schofield

Servant
Male

Robert

Watson

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sharpley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sharpley

Head

Married

36

1845

York, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Jane

Sharpley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sydney

Sharpley

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Schofield

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Watson

Father In Law

Widower

71

1810

Darlington, Durham, England

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