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Household of James Sparkes (born 1826, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

James Sparkes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sparkes, born in 1826 in Wymering, Hampshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Sparkes, born in 1833 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1853 in Wymering, Hampshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Henry J, born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Abernethy, born in 1850 in India.


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James Sparkes's household

Male

James

Sparkes

Head
Female

Emma

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Jane

Shoulders

Daughter
Male

Henry J

Shoulders

Grand Son
Male

James

Abernethy

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wymering, Hampshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sparkes

Head

Married

55

1826

Wymering, Hampshire, England

Emma

Sparkes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Jane

Shoulders

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Wymering, Hampshire, England

Henry J

Shoulders

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James

Abernethy

Boarder

Single

31

1850

India

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