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Household of Joshua Sparrow (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Joshua Sparrow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Sparrow, born in 1848 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sparrow, born in 1849 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Ann E (born 1868 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1870 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Boarder, Alfred Sherratt, born in 1856 in Stone, Staffordshire, England.


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Joshua Sparrow's household

Male

Joshua

Sparrow

Head
Female

Hannah

Sparrow

Wife
Female

Ann E

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

William H

Sparrow

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sherratt

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Sparrow

Head

Married

33

1848

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Sparrow

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Ann E

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stretton, Staffordshire, England

William H

Sparrow

Son

Single

11

1870

Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Sherratt

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Stone, Staffordshire, England

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