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Household of George W Sharpe (born 1834, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

George W Sharpe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George W Sharpe, born in 1834 in Avening, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. George W was the head of the household, married to Matilda Sharpe, born in 1852 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1877 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) and James (born 1878 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George W's Brother In Law, David (born 1854 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England), George W's Brother In Law, William (born 1863 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) and George W's Lodger, George (born 1851 in Wiltshire, England).


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George W Sharpe's household

Male

George W

Sharpe

Head
Female

Matilda

Sharpe

Wife
Male

John

Sharpe

Son
Male

William

Sharpe

Son
Male

James

Sharpe

Son
Male

David

Randall

Brother In Law
Male

William

Randall

Brother In Law
Male

George

Hughes

Lodger
First name(s) George W
Last name Sharpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Avening, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George W

Sharpe

Head

Married

47

1834

Avening, Gloucestershire, England

Matilda

Sharpe

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

John

Sharpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

William

Sharpe

Son

Single

4

1877

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

James

Sharpe

Son

Single

3

1878

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

David

Randall

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

William

Randall

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

George

Hughes

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Wiltshire, England

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