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Household of Western J Sparkes (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

Western J Sparkes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Western J Sparkes, born in 1827 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Western J was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sparkes, born in 1821 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Edith Eliza (born 1858 in Crediton, Devon, England), Katherine A (born 1863 in Crediton, Devon, England) and Rose L C (born 1865 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Western J's Servant, Mary M (born 1853 in Bideford, Devon, England), Western J's Servant, Bertha (born 1862 in Crediton, Devon, England), Western J's Servant, Mary L (born 1866 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Western J's Servant, Charles (born 1858 in Devon, England) and Western J's Servant, James (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Western J Sparkes's household

Male

Western J

Sparkes

Head
Female

Eliza

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Edith Eliza

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Katherine A

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Rose L C

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Bowny

Servant
Female

Bertha

Body

Servant
Female

Mary L

Tuckman

Servant
Male

Charles

Greenslade

Servant
Male

James

Vinnicombe

Servant
First name(s) Western J
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Western J

Sparkes

Head

Married

54

1827

Exeter, Devon, England

Eliza

Sparkes

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Edith Eliza

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Crediton, Devon, England

Katherine A

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Crediton, Devon, England

Rose L C

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Mary M

Bowny

Servant

Single

28

1853

Bideford, Devon, England

Bertha

Body

Servant

Single

19

1862

Crediton, Devon, England

Mary L

Tuckman

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Charles

Greenslade

Servant

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

James

Vinnicombe

Servant

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

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