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Household of John Sparks (born 1817, Somerset)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sparks, born in 1817 in Crewkerne, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sparks, born in 1813 in Scotland. They had 1 child; Francis Jno, born 1852 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Hannah (born 1836 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), John's Servant, Mary A (born 1844 in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Amelia (born 1860 in Misterton, Somerset, England).


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John Sparks's household

Male

John

Sparks

Head
Female

Mary

Sparks

Wife
Male

Francis Jno

Sparks

Son
Female

Hannah

Shepherd

Servant
Female

Mary A

Loveridge

Servant
Female

Amelia

Clark

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sparks

Head

Married

64

1817

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary

Sparks

Wife

Married

68

1813

Scotland

Francis Jno

Sparks

Son

Single

29

1852

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Hannah

Shepherd

Servant

Single

45

1836

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary A

Loveridge

Servant

Single

37

1844

Curry Rivel, Somerset, England

Amelia

Clark

Servant

Single

21

1860

Misterton, Somerset, England

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