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Household of Alexander Parkes (born 1832, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alexander Parkes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Parkes, born in 1832 in Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parkes, born in 1834 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, Dennis Ward, born in 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Alexander Parkes's household

Male

Alexander

Parkes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parkes

Wife
Male

Samuel

Parkes

Son
Female

Martha

Parkes

Daughter
Male

William

Parkes

Son
Male

Robert

Parkes

Son
Male

Dennis

Ward

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Parkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Parkes

Head

Married

49

1832

Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Parkes

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Samuel

Parkes

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Parkes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Parkes

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Parkes

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Dennis

Ward

Lodger

Widower

45

1836

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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