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Household of James Sparrow (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Sparrow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sparrow, born in 1843 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sparrow, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James's Boarder, George H (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1857 in Snape, Shropshire, England).


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James Sparrow's household

Male

James

Sparrow

Head
Female

Isabella

Sparrow

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Liddle

Step Daughter
Male

George H

Whitfield

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sparrow

Son
Male

Henry

Cook

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sparrow

Head

Married

38

1843

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Sparrow

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Liddle

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

George H

Whitfield

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Sparrow

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry

Cook

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Snape, Shropshire, England

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