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Sharpe Family History
Sharpe Genealogy & Family TreeSharpe is a Scottish name from Peeblesshire, Scotland, where the family was prominent. It comes from the Old English scearp which means "sharp" or "keen." The earliest known ancestor--Healethegn Scearpa--was recorded in 1026. The family motto is Dum spiro spero which means "While I have breath I hope."
Other spellings include "Sharp," "Scharp," "Scharpe," and "Schearpe." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Bud Sharpe (Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Pittsburgh Pirates), English novelist Tom Sharpe (Porterhouse Blue, Grantchester Grind, The Wilt Inheritance), and American football player Luis Sharpe (St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals, Memphis Showboats). The first Sharpe to come to the Americas was Samuel Sharpe in Bermuda in 1609.
Sharpe Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Sharpe -- --, 1879 December 0, 1910
- Barney Albert Sharpe -- --, 1915 June 8, 1980
- Elizabeth Sharpe -- --, 1672 April 18, 1743 Massachusetts
- Pearl Greta Sharpe -- --, 1892 July 25, 1971 Ontario
- Hilda Sharpe -- --, 1891 August 21, 1981
Sharpe Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Sharpe -- --, 1837 June 20, 1892 Dumfrieshire
- Peter Sharpe -- --, 1763 December 0, 1851 New York
- Mary Sharpe -- --, 1844 December 0, 1923
- Colin Reginald Sharpe -- --, 1950 January 4, 1997 Victoria
- Rebecca Ann Sharpe -- --, 1874 August 27, 1954 Nebraska
