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Household of Henry Sparks (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sparks, born in 1834 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sparks, born in 1835 in Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Emily (born 1861 in Somerset, England), Fred (born 1865 in Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1867 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Alice (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Kate (born 1876 in Axmouth, Devon, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Henry Sparks's household

Male

Henry

Sparks

Head
Female

Sarah

Sparks

Wife
Female

Emily

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Fred

Sparks

Son
Female

Bessie

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Kate

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sparks

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sparks

Head

Married

47

1834

Taunton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Sparks

Wife

Married

46

1835

Somerset, England

Emily

Sparks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Fred

Sparks

Son

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

Bessie

Sparks

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tiverton, Devon, England

Ellen

Sparks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tiverton, Devon, England

Alice

Sparks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Kate

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Axmouth, Devon, England

Edith

Sparks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

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