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Household of John Sparkes (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

John Sparkes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sparkes, born in 1839 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fannie Sparkes, born in 1845 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Lizzie (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Robert (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Mary (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Alona (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Esther E (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Alice M (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Sparkes's household

Male

John

Sparkes

Head
Female

Fannie

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sparkes

Son
Female

Mary

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Alona

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Esther E

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Sparkes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sparkes

Head

Married

42

1839

Exeter, Devon, England

Fannie

Sparkes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lizzie

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Robert

Sparkes

Son

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alona

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Esther E

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alice M

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

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