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Household of Henry Sparks (born 1836, 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 Sparks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sparks, born in 1836 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sparks, born in 1841 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 8 children; Sarah (born 1861 in Colchester, Essex, England), Alice (born 1865 in Colchester, Essex, England), Henry (born 1867 in Colchester, Essex, England), Flora (born 1871 in Colchester, Essex, England), Jessie (born 1873 in Colchester, Essex, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Colchester, Essex, England), Anna (born 1880 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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Henry Sparks's household

Male

Henry

Sparks

Head
Female

Eliza

Sparks

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sparks

Son
Female

Flora

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Sparks

Son
Female

Anna

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sparks

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sparks

Head

Married

45

1836

Colchester, Essex, England

Eliza

Sparks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Colchester, Essex, England

Sarah

Sparks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Colchester, Essex, England

Alice

Sparks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Colchester, Essex, England

Henry

Sparks

Son

Single

14

1867

Colchester, Essex, England

Flora

Sparks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Colchester, Essex, England

Jessie

Sparks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Colchester, Essex, England

Ernest

Sparks

Son

Single

4

1877

Colchester, Essex, England

Anna

Sparks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Colchester, Essex, England

Edith

Sparks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Colchester, Essex, England

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