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Household of Stephen Sparrow (born 1826, Lincolnshire)

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.

Stephen Sparrow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Sparrow, born in 1826 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sparrow, born in 1831 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Richard (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Harry (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Lodger, Robert G (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Stephen's Lodger, Alfred (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Stephen Sparrow's household

Male

Stephen

Sparrow

Head
Female

Sarah

Sparrow

Wife
Female

Mary

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sparrow

Son
Female

Sarah

Sparrow

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sparrow

Daughter
Male

Harry

Sparrow

Son
Male

Robert G

Merrion

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Clenshaw

Lodger
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Sparrow

Head

Married

55

1826

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Sparrow

Wife

Married

50

1831

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

Richard

Sparrow

Son

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emma

Sparrow

Daughter

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Sparrow

Son

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

Robert G

Merrion

Lodger

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Clenshaw

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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