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SHARKES

Sharkes in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Cheshire

0.0006

10.9379

Warwickshire

0.0004

7.1822

Somerset

0.0006

11.2528

Devon

0.0003

5.8005

Suffolk

0.0003

4.9554

Lincolnshire

0.0002

3.7764

Surrey

0.0001

1.2390

Shropshire

0.0004

6.9881

Staffordshire

0.0001

1.7886

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bromborough

Cheshire

0.2987

5000.0000

Birmingham

Warwickshire

0.0012

21.5517

Minehead

Somerset

0.1689

3000.0000

Bures St Mary

Suffolk

0.1152

2000.0000

Exeter St David

Devon

0.0192

344.8276

Grantham

Lincolnshire

0.0164

285.7143

Lambeth

Surrey

0.0004

6.9252

Stoke Damerel

Devon

0.0023

41.4938

Stottesdon

Shropshire

0.0873

1666.6667

Tamworth

Staffordshire

0.0190

333.3333

Top male forenames

Thomas Sharkes
Ernest Sharkes
James Sharkes
Thos.Henry Sharkes
Welton Sharkes
William Sharkes

Top female forenames

Alice Sharkes
Anne Sharkes
Elizabeth Sharkes
Esther Sharkes
Hannah Sharkes
Ida Sharkes
Louisa Sharkes
Mary Sharkes
Matilda Sharkes

Top occupations

Scholar
Captain Of Barge Heron (Bargeman)
Domestic Ser
Gardener Domestic Serv
Hospital Servant
Sailor (M S)
Steel Toy Polisher
Traveller Hardware
Whitesmith