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Household of John B Sparkes (born 1856, 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.

John B Sparkes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Sparkes, born in 1856 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John B was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Sister, Mary Ellen (born 1854 in Darlington, Durham, England), John B's Brother, William E (born 1857 in -), John B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in South Hetton, Durham, England) and John B's Servant, Margaret J (born 1866 in South Hetton, Durham, England).


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John B Sparkes's household

Male

John B

Sparkes

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Sparkes

Sister
Male

William E

Sparkes

Brother
Female

Elizabeth

Miller

Servant
Female

Margaret J

Miller

Servant
First name(s) John B
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Sparkes

Head

Single

25

1856

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary Ellen

Sparkes

Sister

Single

27

1854

Darlington, Durham, England

William E

Sparkes

Brother

Single

24

1857

-

Elizabeth

Miller

Servant

Single

19

1862

South Hetton, Durham, England

Margaret J

Miller

Servant

Single

15

1866

South Hetton, Durham, England

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