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Household of George Sparkes (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sparkes, born in 1844 in Minehead, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparkes, born in 1841 in Minehead, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Sam (born 1872 in Minehead, Somerset, England), Robert Edbrooke (born 1874 in Minehead, Somerset, England), Rachel Crockford (born 1876 in Minehead, Somerset, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1877 in Minehead, Somerset, England) and Edwin (born 1880 in Minehead, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1801 in Luccombe, Somerset, England) and George's Sister In Law, Mary Ann (born 1828 in Minehead, Somerset, England).


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George Sparkes's household

Male

George

Sparkes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Wife
Male

Sam

Sparkes

Son
Male

Robert Edbrooke

Sparkes

Son
Female

Rachel Crockford

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Sparkes

Son
Female

Mary

Edbrooke

Mother In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Edbrooke

Sister In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Minehead, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sparkes

Head

Married

37

1844

Minehead, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Minehead, Somerset, England

Sam

Sparkes

Son

Single

9

1872

Minehead, Somerset, England

Robert Edbrooke

Sparkes

Son

Single

7

1874

Minehead, Somerset, England

Rachel Crockford

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Minehead, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Ann

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Minehead, Somerset, England

Edwin

Sparkes

Son

Single

1

1880

Minehead, Somerset, England

Mary

Edbrooke

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Luccombe, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Edbrooke

Sister In Law

Single

53

1828

Minehead, Somerset, England

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