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Household of William B Sparks (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

William B Sparks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Sparks, born in 1839 in Doulting, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sparks, born in 1842 in Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth A (born 1870 in Smithfield, Middlesex, England), George B (born 1872 in Smithfield, Middlesex, England), William I (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Ada I (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Frederick C (born 1878 in Holborn, Middlesex, England) and Thomas E (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Lodger, Jervis (born 1856 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England) and William B's Lodger, Henry (born 1861 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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William B Sparks's household

Male

William B

Sparks

Head
Female

Sarah

Sparks

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Sparks

Daughter
Male

George B

Sparks

Son
Male

William I

Sparks

Son
Female

Ada I

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Frederick C

Sparks

Son
Male

Thomas E

Sparks

Son
Male

Jervis

Cooper

Lodger
Male

Henry

Wiggen

Lodger
First name(s) William B
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Doulting, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Sparks

Head

Married

42

1839

Doulting, Somerset, England

Sarah

Sparks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth A

Sparks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Smithfield, Middlesex, England

George B

Sparks

Son

Single

9

1872

Smithfield, Middlesex, England

William I

Sparks

Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ada I

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

Frederick C

Sparks

Son

Single

3

1878

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Thomas E

Sparks

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

Jervis

Cooper

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Henry

Wiggen

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Reading, Berkshire, England

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