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Household of George Sparkes (born 1828, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

George Sparkes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sparkes, born in 1828 in Emsworth, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparkes, born in 1841 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; John W (born 1858 in Middlesex, England), Arthur H (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), Edith A (born 1875 in Middlesex, England), Albert V (born 1873 in Middlesex, England), Frances T (born 1879 in Middlesex, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother In Law, Annie (born 1819 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England), George's Apprentice, William (born 1863 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and George's Apprentice, William (born 1865 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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George Sparkes's household

Male

George

Sparkes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Wife
Male

John W

Sparkes

Son
Male

Arthur H

Sparkes

Son
Female

Edith A

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Albert V

Sparkes

Son
Female

Frances T

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cowle

Mother In Law
Male

William

Safford

Apprentice
Male

William

Quinn

Apprentice
First name(s) George
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Emsworth, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sparkes

Head

Married

53

1828

Emsworth, Huntingdonshire, England

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

John W

Sparkes

Son

Single

23

1858

Middlesex, England

Arthur H

Sparkes

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Edith A

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

Albert V

Sparkes

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Frances T

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Ethel M

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Annie

Cowle

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

William

Safford

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

William

Quinn

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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