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Household of Henry C Sparke (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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.

Henry C Sparke and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry C Sparke, born in 1844 in Tolleshunt D'arcy, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Henry C was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Harriet A (born 1869 in Colchester, Essex, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Colchester, Essex, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England), Alice (born 1874 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry C's Servant, Maria Turner, born in 1852 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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Henry C Sparke's household

Male

Henry C

Sparke

Head
Female

Harriet A

Sparke

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sparke

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sparke

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sparke

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sparke

Daughter
Female

Maria

Turner

Servant
First name(s) Henry C
Last name Sparke
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tolleshunt D'arcy, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry C

Sparke

Head

Widower

37

1844

Tolleshunt D'arcy, Essex, England

Harriet A

Sparke

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Colchester, Essex, England

Louisa

Sparke

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Colchester, Essex, England

Catherine

Sparke

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Alice

Sparke

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Sparke

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Colchester, Essex, England

Maria

Turner

Servant

Single

29

1852

Colchester, Essex, England

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