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Household of John W Sparrow (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 W Sparrow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Sparrow, born in 1841 in Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Anne S Sparrow, born in 1841 in Smithfield. They had 5 children; John W (born 1865 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Harriet A (born 1867 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Henry G (born 1876 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), William A (born 1878 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and Lucy K (born 1880 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1858 in Shotley, Suffolk, England) and John W's Lodger, Alfred (born 1860 in Shotley, Suffolk, England).


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John W Sparrow's household

Male

John W

Sparrow

Head
Female

Anne S

Sparrow

Wife
Male

John W

Sparrow

Son
Female

Harriet A

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Henry G

Sparrow

Son
Male

William A

Sparrow

Son
Female

Lucy K

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Simpson

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Lodger
First name(s) John W
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Sparrow

Head

Married

40

1841

Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England

Anne S

Sparrow

Wife

Married

40

1841

Smithfield

John W

Sparrow

Son

Single

16

1865

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Harriet A

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Henry G

Sparrow

Son

Single

5

1876

Westminster, Middlesex, England

William A

Sparrow

Son

Single

3

1878

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Lucy K

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Simpson

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Shotley, Suffolk, England

Alfred

Simpson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Shotley, Suffolk, England

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