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Household of George Sparks (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 Sparks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sparks, born in 1841 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sparks, born in 1833 in Cronton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1868 in Cronton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1871 in Cronton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Cronton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1878 in Cronton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Father In Law, William (born 1804 in Cronton, Lancashire, England) and George's Brother In Law, William (born 1837 in Cronton, Lancashire, England).


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George Sparks's household

Male

George

Sparks

Head
Female

Ellen

Sparks

Wife
Male

William

Sparks

Son
Male

George

Sparks

Son
Male

John

Sparks

Son
Female

Sarah

Sparks

Daughter
Male

William

Glover

Father In Law
Male

William

Glover

Brother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sparks

Head

Married

40

1841

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sparks

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cronton, Lancashire, England

William

Sparks

Son

Single

13

1868

Cronton, Lancashire, England

George

Sparks

Son

Single

10

1871

Cronton, Lancashire, England

John

Sparks

Son

Single

7

1874

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sparks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cronton, Lancashire, England

William

Glover

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Cronton, Lancashire, England

William

Glover

Brother In Law

Single

44

1837

Cronton, Lancashire, England

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