Richard SHARPS what information could I get from 1858 patent application

[wilcoxon]

The ages are a bit out here , but it`s the closest link I`ve found so far.

Is this  Richard in 1841 . musician, pianoforte 
There are no relaionships given, which is a pain.
1841 Piece 520 folio 20 page 6
Erskine Street, West Derby. Liverpool.
Fanny Baker ?  20 b Ireland
Winifred Hughes 35 FS N
Mary Leatherbarrow  20 FS Y
Emily Sharpe 35 Ind N
Richard Sharpe 40 musician, Not born in county.

This is a long shot 
1851 HO107; Piece: 1507; Folio: 270; Page: 8;
17 Bedford Place, Bloomsbury.
This is a lodging house, with many more occupants. No obvious connection to Liverpool though.
Richard Sharp 51 widower, Musician, b Grantham . Lincolnshire,
 
 
 

[jorose]

There appears to be an "Elizth Tilkin" on A**** in 1851 if somebody could look her up.

Ann was probably a widow by 1841; there are two Robert Filkin deaths in 1839 and one in 1840 on freebmd.

www.familysearch.org shows two children born to Richard and Jane Sharps and christened at Saint Peter, Liverpool
Thomas (chrs. 1 Mar 1837)
Agnes (chrs. 30 Dec 1838, and possibly d. 1840 according to freebmd)

Original copies of these baptisms would show the father's occupation + the family address at the time.

[wilcoxon]

1851 HO107; Piece: 2183; Folio: 524; Page: 28
Vine Street, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool
Elizth Tilkin 14 is a neice to George Grace, 47, he is a cow keeper ? b Speke.
There is a cow man in the house so I guess that`s right.

His wife is Elizth 47.
There is a Eliza Tansey, and both T`s look very much the same. 

Looks like we`ll have to try again.

[wisepete]

Just a quick one to say thanks to you guys, whilst I get my head round it all, this is fantastic!  It looks like Richard led an interesting life