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Benjamin Sharp 1801–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1801

Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: May 1880

Death Location: Whitwick, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England

Father: John Sharp

Mother: Ann Sharp

Spouse(s): Sarah Barrett, Ann Sharp

Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Sharp began in 1801 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. Benjamin Sharp married Ann Sharp, Sarah Amelia Barrett. Benjamin Sharp passed away in 1880 in Whitwick, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Sharp began in 1801 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Benjamin Sharp married Ann Sharp, Sarah Amelia Barrett.
  • Benjamin Sharp passed away in 1880 in Whitwick, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sharp
1766–1850
Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
JS
Ann Sharp
1767–1804
Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
AS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Barrett
1811–
Birth Location: Coaton Northamptonshire England
SB
Ann Sharp
1802–
Birth Location: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England
AS

Children(s)

Benjamin Sharp's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sharp
1801–1880
Birth Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Sharp
1766–1850
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Ann (Rogers) Sharp
1767–1804
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1737–
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Deverell
1741–1794
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
William Rogers
1729–1791
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Sarah Beal
1731–1818
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1711–1718
Dorothy Hawkins
1715–1776
Thomas Deverell
1705–1749
Mary Crawley
1707–1756
John Rogers
1700–1742
Elizabeth Athis
1690–1778
Thomas Beale
1705–1742
Elizabeth Lyneham
1705–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sharp
1671–1715
Frances Michell
1675–
John Deverell
1646–1705
Mary Wyatt
1662–1792
Robert Crawley
1687–1763
Jane Rowlands
1682–
Nicholas Rogers
1666–
William Athis
1656–
Mary Franklin
1670–1778
John Beal
1677–1703
Sarah Short
1673–1742

Benjamin Sharp's Timeline

10 Records

1774
16 Feb 1774
Benjamin Sharp was baptized in Steyning, Sussex, England
Steyning, Sussex, England
1801
Jul 1801
Birth of Benjamin Sharp in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
1801
30 Aug 1801
Benjamin Sharp was baptized in Leighton Buzzard,Bedford,England
Leighton Buzzard,Bedford,England
1826
1826
Age 25
Benjamin Sharp resided here in Northampton, England
Northampton, England
1851
1851
Age 50
Benjamin Sharp resided here in Brinklow, Warwickshire, England
Brinklow, Warwickshire, England
1871
1871
Age 70
Benjamin Sharp resided here in Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
1880
May 1880
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Sharp in Whitwick, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Whitwick, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England
1881
1881
Age 80
Benjamin Sharp resided here in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England
Whitwick, Leicestershire, England
1881
28 May 1881
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Sharp in Coalville, Leicestershire, England
Coalville, Leicestershire, England
1881
7 Sep 1881
Age 80
Benjamin Sharp - Probate in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1801
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3143; Folio: 114; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341749
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3183; Folio: 43; Page: 13; GSU roll: 839249
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education; Albany, New York; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: M13; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Deerpark, Orange, New York
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2069; Folio: 16; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87333
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1774
    Event Place: Steyning, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1801
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard,Bedford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Northampton, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Brinklow, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2069; Folio: 16; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87333

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Wolston, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3183; Folio: 43; Page: 13; GSU roll: 839249

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Whitwick, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3143; Folio: 114; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341749

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Northampton, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1881
    Event Place: Coalville, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1880
    Event Place: Whitwick, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education; Albany, New York; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: M13; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Deerpark, Orange, New York

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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