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Household of Michael Sparks (born 1826, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Michael Sparks and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Sparks, born in 1826 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Lucy Sparks, born in 1828 in Froxfield, Wiltshire, England. They had 1 child; Jet, born 1856 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Lodger, Alfred Widdow, born in 1859 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.


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Michael Sparks's household

Male

Michael

Sparks

Head
Female

Lucy

Sparks

Wife
Male

Jet

Sparks

Son
Male

Alfred

Widdow

Lodger
First name(s) Michael
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Sparks

Head

Married

55

1826

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Lucy

Sparks

Wife

Married

53

1828

Froxfield, Wiltshire, England

Jet

Sparks

Son

Single

25

1856

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred

Widdow

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England

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