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Household of Herbert Sparks (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

Herbert Sparks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Sparks, born in 1847 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Alice Sparks, born in 1851 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Herbert B (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Arthur E (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1875 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Adelaide Alice (born 1879 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Servant, Fanny (born 1864 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Herbert's Lodger, William (born 1827 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).


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Herbert Sparks's household

Male

Herbert

Sparks

Head
Female

Alice

Sparks

Wife
Male

Herbert B

Sparks

Son
Male

Arthur E

Sparks

Son
Male

Ernest

Sparks

Son
Female

Adelaide Alice

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Wilson

Servant
Male

William

Moyle

Lodger
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Sparks

Head

Married

34

1847

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Sparks

Wife

Married

30

1851

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Herbert B

Sparks

Son

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Arthur E

Sparks

Son

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Sparks

Son

Single

6

1875

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Adelaide Alice

Sparks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Wilson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

William

Moyle

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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