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Household of John Sparkes (born 1836, Hampshire)

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 Sparkes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sparkes, born in 1836 in Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparkes, born in 1835 in Dartmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen E (born 1863 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Fanny M (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William H (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Albert E (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alice J (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Sparkes's household

Male

John

Sparkes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Fanny M

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

George

Sparkes

Son
Male

William H

Sparkes

Son
Male

Thomas

Sparkes

Son
Male

Albert E

Sparkes

Son
Female

Alice J

Sparkes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sparkes

Head

Married

45

1836

Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dartmouth, Hampshire, England

Ellen E

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Fanny M

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Sparkes

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

William H

Sparkes

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Sparkes

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Albert E

Sparkes

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice J

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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