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Household of William A Sparks (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

William A Sparks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Sparks, born in 1836 in North Huish, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sparks, born in 1841 in South Brent, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1864 in South Brent, Devon, England), Richard (born 1867 in South Brent, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1870 in South Brent, Devon, England), Ernest G (born 1873 in South Brent, Devon, England), John W (born 1877 in South Brent, Devon, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1879 in South Brent, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Mother, Elizabeth Sparks, born in 1805 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England.


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William A Sparks's household

Male

William A

Sparks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Wife
Male

Andrew

Sparks

Son
Male

Richard

Sparks

Son
Male

Thomas

Sparks

Son
Male

Ernest G

Sparks

Son
Male

John W

Sparks

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Mother
First name(s) William A
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place North Huish, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Sparks

Head

Married

45

1836

North Huish, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sparks

Wife

Married

40

1841

South Brent, Devon, England

Andrew

Sparks

Son

Single

17

1864

South Brent, Devon, England

Richard

Sparks

Son

Single

14

1867

South Brent, Devon, England

Thomas

Sparks

Son

Single

11

1870

South Brent, Devon, England

Ernest G

Sparks

Son

Single

8

1873

South Brent, Devon, England

John W

Sparks

Son

Single

4

1877

South Brent, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Sparks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Brent, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sparks

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

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