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Household of Frederick Sparks (born 1847, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Frederick Sparks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Frederick Sparks, born in 1847 in Newport, Monmouthshire, consisted of 10 members. Frederick was the head of the household, married to Martha Sparks, born in 1841 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Winifred (born 1874 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Marion (born 1875 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Lionel (born 1876 in Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, England), Reginald (born 1877 in Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, England) and Julian (born 1881 in Compton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Frederick's Boarder, Robert Schlesinger (born 1870 in Ceylon), Frederick's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Pennycross, Devon, England) and Frederick's Servant, Fanny (born 1867 in Pennycross, Devon, England).


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Frederick Sparks's household

Male

Frederick

Sparks

Head
Female

Martha

Sparks

Wife
Female

Winifred

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Marion

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Lionel

Sparks

Son
Male

Reginald

Sparks

Son
Male

Julian

Sparks

Son
Male

Robert Schlesinger

Hutchinson

Boarder
Female

Emily

Doidge

Servant
Female

Fanny

Doidge

Servant
First name(s) Frederick
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Frederick

Sparks

Head

Married

34

1847

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Martha

Sparks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Winifred

Sparks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Marion

Sparks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Lionel

Sparks

Son

Single

5

1876

Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, England

Reginald

Sparks

Son

Single

4

1877

Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, England

Julian

Sparks

Son

Single

0

1881

Compton, Devon, England

Robert Schlesinger

Hutchinson

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Ceylon

Emily

Doidge

Servant

Single

17

1864

Pennycross, Devon, England

Fanny

Doidge

Servant

Single

14

1867

Pennycross, Devon, England

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