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Household of Catherine Sparkes (born 1824, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

Catherine Sparkes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Sparkes, born in 1824 in Bywell, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Mary K (born 1862 in Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) and Charles W (born 1864 in Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Boarder, Thomas E (born 1868 in Sturry, Kent, England), Catherine's Boarder, Bertram R (born 1869 in Dartford, Kent, England) and Catherine's Servant, Rosa (born 1860 in Boughton, Kent, England).


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Catherine Sparkes's household

Female

Catherine

Sparkes

Head
Female

Mary K

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Sparkes

Son
Male

Thomas E

Rammell

Boarder
Male

Bertram R

Gibson

Boarder
Female

Rosa

Godden

Servant
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Bywell, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Sparkes

Head

Widow

57

1824

Bywell, Northumberland, England

Mary K

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Charles W

Sparkes

Son

Single

17

1864

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Thomas E

Rammell

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Sturry, Kent, England

Bertram R

Gibson

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Dartford, Kent, England

Rosa

Godden

Servant

Single

21

1860

Boughton, Kent, England

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