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Household of Samuel Sparks (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Samuel Sparks and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Sparks, born in 1837 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparks, born in 1840 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; Matilda, born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Harry Baker, born in 1831 in Devon, England.


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Samuel Sparks's household

Male

Samuel

Sparks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Wife
Female

Matilda

Jones

Grand Daughter
Male

Harry

Baker

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Sparks

Head

Married

44

1837

Chard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Sparks

Wife

Married

41

1840

Plymouth, Devon, England

Matilda

Jones

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Baker

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Devon, England

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