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Household of John Sparrow (born 1850, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 Sparrow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sparrow, born in 1850 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sparrow, born in 1851 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1875 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Henry T (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John W (born 1877 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Kate M (born 1879 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Anna C Hudson, born in 1867 in London, Middlesex, England.


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John Sparrow's household

Male

John

Sparrow

Head
Female

Ellen

Sparrow

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Henry T

Sparrow

Son
Male

John W

Sparrow

Son
Female

Kate M

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Anna C

Hudson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sparrow

Head

Married

31

1850

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ellen

Sparrow

Wife

Married

30

1851

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ellen

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gravesend, Kent, England

Henry T

Sparrow

Son

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

John W

Sparrow

Son

Single

4

1877

Gravesend, Kent, England

Kate M

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gravesend, Kent, England

Beatrice

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gravesend, Kent, England

Anna C

Hudson

Servant

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

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