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Household of Robert Sparks (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Robert Sparks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sparks, born in 1849 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sparks, born in 1850 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Chard, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1874 in Chard, Somerset, England), Rose (born 1876 in Chard, Somerset, England), Sidney (born 1878 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Chard, Somerset, England).


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Robert Sparks's household

Male

Robert

Sparks

Head
Female

Ellen

Sparks

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Rose

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Sparks

Son
Male

Walter

Sparks

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sparks

Head

Married

32

1849

Chard, Somerset, England

Ellen

Sparks

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Sparks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chard, Somerset, England

Alice

Sparks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chard, Somerset, England

Rose

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chard, Somerset, England

Sidney

Sparks

Son

Single

3

1878

Chard, Somerset, England

Walter

Sparks

Son

Single

1

1880

Chard, Somerset, England

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