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Household of William Sparkes (born 1855, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 Sparkes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparkes, born in 1855 in Shipton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Sparkes, born in 1856 in Longford, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary (born 1851 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England) and William's Visitor, Susan (born 1843 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England).


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William Sparkes's household

Male

William

Sparkes

Head
Female

Esther

Sparkes

Wife
Female

Mary

Wells

Lodger
Female

Susan

Mines

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparkes

Head

Married

26

1855

Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Esther

Sparkes

Wife

Married

25

1856

Longford, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wells

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Susan

Mines

Visitor

Single

38

1843

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

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