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Household of Abraham Sparkes (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Abraham Sparkes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Sparkes, born in 1847 in Otterford, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Rhoda Sparkes, born in 1846 in Otterford, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Arthur A (born 1874 in Otterford, Somerset, England), William (born 1875 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Alice M (born 1878 in Otterford, Somerset, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England).


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Abraham Sparkes's household

Male

Abraham

Sparkes

Head
Female

Rhoda

Sparkes

Wife
Male

Arthur A

Sparkes

Son
Male

William

Sparkes

Son
Female

Alice M

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Sparkes

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Otterford, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Sparkes

Head

Married

34

1847

Otterford, Somerset, England

Rhoda

Sparkes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Otterford, Somerset, England

Arthur A

Sparkes

Son

Single

7

1874

Otterford, Somerset, England

William

Sparkes

Son

Single

6

1875

Otterford, Somerset, England

Alice M

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Otterford, Somerset, England

Lucy

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England

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