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Household of Joseph Sparkes (born 1829, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Henley, Buckinghamshire, 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.

Joseph Sparkes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sparkes, born in 1829 in Shipton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Sparkes, born in 1828 in Yenston, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Shipton, Oxfordshire, England) and Edward (born 1868 in Shipton, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Thomas Adsett, born in 1862 in Northchapel, Sussex, England.


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Joseph Sparkes's household

Male

Joseph

Sparkes

Head
Female

Mary

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sparkes

Son
Male

Thomas

Adsett

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sparkes

Head

Married

52

1829

Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Mary

Sparkes

Wife

Married

53

1828

Yenston, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Edward

Sparkes

Son

Single

13

1868

Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Adsett

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Northchapel, Sussex, England

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