I'm not sharp enough to find these Sharps

[Pat Hope]

Ada Sharp married John Sharkey in 1893. The parish records give her parents as Robert and Margaret. She had a sister Jessie who is living with her in 1901.
According to the 1901 census she was born 1870 in Manchester and Jessie born 1874. Can anyone find her and her family?

[WendyPusey]

1871 census Ada Sharpe born 1867

RG10; Piece: 4030; Folio: 162; Page: 46

[WendyPusey]

Can't find them on the 1881 though.

[Pat Hope]

Thanks Wendy..... I think her age was wrong 1901 as I can't find an Ada born 1870 Manchester but there is one 1867

[fiona c]

Wonder if this could be Jessie with Aunt Mary Griffiths and some other siblings?

1891; RG12; Piece: 3246; Folio 116; Page 43


There is a marriage Sep 1867, Manchester, 8d, 421

Robert Sharp
Margaret Griffiths

[Pat Hope]

Thanks Fiona just going to have a look. I have already seen that marriage of Robert and Margaret

[Pat Hope]

I think that is Jessie her occupation fits with the 1901

[fiona c]

This looks like Mary Griffiths in 1901 and Genevieve seems to have turned into Janet E Sharp.

RG13; Piece: 3760; Folio: 48; Page: 31

[fiona c]

Oh my goodness.

I think I found the whole family in 1881 but for some reason Robert is now John Griffiths. Ada, Margaret, Jessie and all the other children match with Sharp children found with parents and Aunt. John is a Cotton Dyer as Robert was on the 1871 census.

Must be them!!


RG11; Piece: 3869; Folio: 147; Page: 55

[Pat Hope]

Going to look!

[Pat Hope]

Oh well done Fiona.......thank you

[fiona c]

Well I'm glad I didn't give up. Finally noticed that Genevieve was born Radcliffe not Manchester like the others so went looking there.

Glad they were in her maiden name of Griffiths or I might have gone straight past them.