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Household of John Sparks (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sparks, born in 1836 in Churchstanton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparks, born in 1839 in Clayhidon, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1861 in Churchstanton, Devon, England), Fred (born 1871 in Churchstanton, Devon, England), Charles (born 1873 in Minehead, Somerset, England), Matilda (born 1876 in Otterford, Somerset, England) and John (born 1879 in Otterford, Somerset, England).


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John Sparks's household

Male

John

Sparks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Wife
Male

Frank

Sparks

Son
Male

Fred

Sparks

Son
Male

Charles

Sparks

Son
Female

Matilda

Sparks

Daughter
Male

John

Sparks

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Churchstanton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Sparks

Head

Married

45

1836

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sparks

Wife

Married

42

1839

Clayhidon, Devon, England

Frank

Sparks

Son

Single

20

1861

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Fred

Sparks

Son

Single

10

1871

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Charles

Sparks

Son

Single

8

1873

Minehead, Somerset, England

Matilda

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Otterford, Somerset, England

John

Sparks

Son

Single

2

1879

Otterford, Somerset, England

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