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Household of John Sparks (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

John Sparks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sparks, born in 1841 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Sparks, born in 1855 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth J (born 1874 in Stratford, Essex, England), Martha M (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and George J (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Belling, born in 1832 in Mellis, Suffolk, England.


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John Sparks's household

Male

John

Sparks

Head
Female

Emma

Sparks

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Martha M

Sparks

Daughter
Male

George J

Sparks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Belling

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sparks

Head

Married

40

1841

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Emma

Sparks

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stratford, Essex, England

Elizabeth J

Sparks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stratford, Essex, England

Martha M

Sparks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

George J

Sparks

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Belling

Mother In Law

Widow

49

1832

Mellis, Suffolk, England

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