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Household of Henry Sparks (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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.

Henry Sparks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sparks, born in 1850 in Newington, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sparks, born in 1850 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1873 in Chapel, Middlesex, England), John (born 1875 in Chapel, Middlesex, England), Phoebe (born 1877 in Chapel, Middlesex, England), May (born 1878 in Chapel, Middlesex, England), Blanch (born 1880 in Chapel, Middlesex, England) and Bernard (born 1881 in Chapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Clarinda (born 1858 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Sparks's household

Male

Henry

Sparks

Head
Female

Jessie

Sparks

Wife
Female

Jessie

Sparks

Daughter
Male

John

Sparks

Son
Female

Phoebe

Sparks

Daughter
Female

May

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Blanch

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Sparks

Son
Female

Clarinda

Milton

Servant
Female

Emily

Shute

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newington, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sparks

Head

Married

31

1850

Newington, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Sparks

Wife

Married

31

1850

Southwark, Surrey, England

Jessie

Sparks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chapel, Middlesex, England

John

Sparks

Son

Single

6

1875

Chapel, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Sparks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chapel, Middlesex, England

May

Sparks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chapel, Middlesex, England

Blanch

Sparks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chapel, Middlesex, England

Bernard

Sparks

Son

Single

0

1881

Chapel, Middlesex, England

Clarinda

Milton

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emily

Shute

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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