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Household of Thomas Sparkes (born 1813, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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.
Thomas Sparkes and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sparkes, born in 1813 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ester M Sparkes, born in 1821 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen M (born 1848 in Exeter, Devon, England), Lucy E (born 1854 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alice C (born 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England), Edith B (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Alfred F (born 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary A Rew, born in 1851 in Broadclyst, Devon, England.
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Thomas Sparkes's household
Thomas
Sparkes
Head
Ester M
Sparkes
Wife
Ellen M
Sparkes
Daughter
Lucy E
Sparkes
Daughter
Alice C
Sparkes
Daughter
Edith B
Sparkes
Daughter
Alfred F
Sparkes
Son
Mary A
Rew
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Sparkes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Exeter, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Sparkes | Head | Married | 68 | 1813 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Ester M | Sparkes | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Ellen M | Sparkes | Daughter | Single | 33 | 1848 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Lucy E | Sparkes | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Alice C | Sparkes | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Edith B | Sparkes | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Alfred F | Sparkes | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Mary A | Rew | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Broadclyst, Devon, England |
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