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SHARP, William Neale
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Name SHARP, William Neale Birth 1848 Emneth, Norfolk, England 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5739 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father SHARP, William, b. 1822, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. 1861, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 39 years) Relationship natural Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F2116 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 WILLIAMS d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2272 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 GOOSE, Dorothy, b. 1849, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1876, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 27 years) Marriage 7 Nov 1869 Walsoken, Norfolk Family ID F2273 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 3 CAULTON, Hannah, b. Abt 1845 d. 1907, West Derby, Lancashire, England (Age 62 years) Marriage 1879 West Derby, Lancashire, England Family ID F2274 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM SHARP circa 1848-
The birth of a William SHARP was registered in 1848.
(GRO March Q 1848 Wisbech 14 182)
From the 1851 census of New Field, Emneth, Norfolk:
William SHARPE, head, aged 31, farmer of 68 acres, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Susannah SHARPE, wife, aged 29(?), born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Emma SHARPE, daughter, aged 7, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
*William SHARPE, son, aged 3, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Mary SHARPE, daughter, aged 2, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Thomas DAWS, servant, aged 22, unmarried, farmer's servant, born at Newton, Cambridgeshire;
John BELL, servant, aged 15, farmer's servant, born at Walton, Norfolk;
Mary CLOW, servant, aged 17, unmarried, house servant, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire.
(HO107/1767/310/23)
The 1861 census of Holly Croft, Emneth, Norfolk:
William SHARP, head, aged 38, farmer occupying 90 acres of land with 1 labourer, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
M. A. SHARP, wife, aged 37, farmer's wife, born at Emneth;
Emma SHARP, daughter, aged 17, scholar,born at Emneth;
*William SHARP, son, aged 14, scholar, born at Emneth;
Mary SHARP, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Emneth;
Robert SHARP, son, aged 5, born at Emneth;
Maria SHARP, daughter, aged 2, born at Emneth;
John SHARP, son, aged 9 moths, born at Emneth.
(RG9/1052/129/8)
The marriage between William Neale SHARP and Dorothy GOOSE was registered in 1869.
(GRO December Q 1869 Wisbech 3b 1397)
From the 1871 census of Emneth, Norfolk:
*William Neale SHARP, head, aged 23, farmer of 17 acres, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Dorothy SHARP, wife, aged 21, born at Walsoken, Norfolk.
(RG10/1619/88/5)
The death of a Dorothy SHARPE [sic] aged 26 was registered in 1876.
(GRO March Q 1876 Wisbech 3b 419)
The marriage between William Neal [sic] SHARP and Hannah CAULTON was registered in 1879.
(GRO June Q 1879 West Derby 8b 527)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The death of a Hannah SHARP aged 35 was registered in 1880.
(GRO March Q 1880 West Derby 8b 205)
NB: There is no proof that this Hannah SHARP was the wife of William Neale SHARP.
The marriage between a William Neal SHARPE [sic] and an Elizabeth WILLIAMS or a Jane Winifred WILLIAMS was registered in 1880.
(GRO September Q 1880 Carnarvon 11b 565)
This may be an entirely different William Neale SHARP
(revised 20.07.2012)