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4 x Great Grandparents
Son of Joseph Sharp 1748 and Hannah Stranks
Richard was baptised on 25 Dec 1785 (1) in Quainton, Buckinghamshire. He married Mary Saunders on 14 Nov 1803 (1) in Chilton, Buckinghamshire.
Mary Saunders was baptised on 22 Jul 1777 (1) in Chilton, Buckinghamshire. Her parents are Thomas Saunders and Sarah Green.
Richard worked as an Agricultural Labourer. He and Mary had 8 children.
William Sharp Baptised 28 Feb 1804 in Quainton (1) Elizabeth Sharp Baptised 16 Mar 1806 in Quainton (1) Thomas Sharp Baptised 6 Nov 1808 in Quainton (1) Ann Sharp * Baptised 19 Jun 1811 in Quainton (1) Sarah Sharp Baptised 29 Aug 1813 in Quainton (1) James Sharp * Baptised 11 Apr 1816 in Quainton (1) Hannah Sharp * Baptised 4 Apr 1819 in Quainton (1) Joseph Sharp * Baptised 29 Sep 1822 in Quainton (1) * has own page
Richard and Mary fell on hard times in their later life and in 1851 are listed as Paupers on the Census. Richard died 15 apr 1855 (1) in Quainton, Mary died 2 Oct 1861 (1) in Weddesdon, Buckinghamshire.
Census details below
1841 Census HO107/39 Richard Sharp 55 Agricultural Labourer y Mary Sharp 65 y Hannah Sharp 22 y Thos Ric Wood Sharp 6m y Address: Quainton, Buckinghamshire 1851 Census HO107/1721 Richard Sharp Head m 68 Pauper Quainton, Buckinghamshire Mary Sharp Wife m 77 Shilton, Buckinghamshire Thomas Sharp G/Son 10 Quainton, Buckinghamshire Address: Quainton, Buckinghamshire 1861 Census RG9/868 Thomas Taylor Head m 42 Farm Labourer Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire Hannah Taylor Wife m 42 Wife Quainton, Buckinghamshire Emily Taylor Daug u 16 Daug Quainton, Buckinghamshire Mary Sharp Step Mother wid 85 Paupers Lab Wife Chilton, Buckinghamshire Address: 9 The Green, Labs Cottage, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
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