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Household of Charles Sparkes (born 1826, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Charles Sparkes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Sparkes, born in 1826 in Bognor, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Sparkes, born in 1825 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1859 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Percy (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Marian (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Walter (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Lodger, Caroline (born 1831 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles's Lodger, Mary (born 1834 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles's Lodger, Esther (born 1816 in Dover, Kent, England) and Charles's Lodger, Alice (born 1851 in Cobham, Sussex, England).


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Charles Sparkes's household

Male

Charles

Sparkes

Head
Female

Euphemia

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Emily

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Percy

Sparkes

Son
Female

Marian

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sparkes

Son
Female

Caroline

Holbrooke

Lodger
Female

Mary

Holbrooke

Lodger
Female

Esther

Cheeseman

Lodger
Female

Alice

Cheeseman

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bognor, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Sparkes

Head

Married

55

1826

Bognor, Sussex, England

Euphemia

Sparkes

Wife

Married

56

1825

Scotland

Emily

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Brighton, Sussex, England

Percy

Sparkes

Son

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

Marian

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Walter

Sparkes

Son

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Caroline

Holbrooke

Lodger

Single

50

1831

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Holbrooke

Lodger

-

47

1834

London, Middlesex, England

Esther

Cheeseman

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

Dover, Kent, England

Alice

Cheeseman

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Cobham, Sussex, England

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