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Household of Harry Sparrow (born 1844, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Harry Sparrow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harry Sparrow, born in 1844 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Harry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sparrow, born in 1845 in Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Julia (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Phoebe (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Harry's Visitor, Elizabeth Dowding, born in 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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Harry Sparrow's household

Male

Harry

Sparrow

Head
Female

Mary A

Sparrow

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Julia

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dowding

Visitor
First name(s) Harry
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harry

Sparrow

Head

Married

37

1844

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Mary A

Sparrow

Wife

Married

36

1845

Suffolk, England

Mary J

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Julia

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Ellen

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Phoebe

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Dowding

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

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