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Household of Richard Sparkes (born 1855, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.
Richard Sparkes and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sparkes, born in 1855 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparkes, born in 1858 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England. They had 2 children; James Henry (born 1879 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England) and Edith J (born 1881 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Wifes Sister, Isabella (born 1864 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Richard's Boarder, George (born 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Richard's Boarder, Miriam (born 1874 in Durham, England).
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Richard Sparkes's household
Richard
Sparkes
Head
Elizabeth
Sparkes
Wife
James Henry
Sparkes
Son
Edith J
Sparkes
Daughter
Isabella
Hobson
Wifes Sister
George
Bell
Boarder
Miriam
Bell
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Sparkes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Sparkes | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Sparkes | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
James Henry | Sparkes | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Edith J | Sparkes | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Hobson | Wifes Sister | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
George | Bell | Boarder | Married | 37 | 1844 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Miriam | Bell | Boarder | Single | 7 | 1874 | Durham, England |
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