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Household of Wilson Sharp (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Wilson Sharp and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilson Sharp, born in 1849 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Wilson was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Sharp, born in 1850 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1871 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Elizabeth (born 1875 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Ben Smith (born 1880 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Wilson's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Smith, born in 1811 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England.


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Wilson Sharp's household

Male

Wilson

Sharp

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Sharp

Wife
Male

Harry

Sharp

Son
Female

Fanny

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Ben Smith

Sharp

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother In Law
First name(s) Wilson
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilson

Sharp

Head

Married

32

1849

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Sharp

Wife

Married

31

1850

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Sharp

Son

Single

10

1871

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Sharp

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Ben Smith

Sharp

Son

Single

1

1880

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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