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Household of William Sparkes (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparkes, born in 1832 in Nantwich, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sparkes, born in 1836 in Thornton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1877 in Bootle, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1863 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William's Step Son, Edward (born 1864 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William's Step Daughter, Margaret Ellen (born 1866 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William's Step Son, William Henry (born 1867 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William's Step Daughter, Mary Alice (born 1868 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William's Step Daughter, Cecilia (born 1870 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and William's Nurse Child, Ellen (born 1880 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).


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William Sparkes's household

Male

William

Sparkes

Head
Female

Mary

Sparkes

Wife
Male

John

Boyes

Step Son
Male

Edward

Boyes

Step Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Boyes

Step Daughter
Male

William Henry

Boyes

Step Son
Female

Mary Alice

Boyes

Step Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Boyes

Step Daughter
Female

Ann

Sparkes

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Rothwell

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparkes

Head

Married

49

1832

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Mary

Sparkes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Thornton, Lancashire, England

John

Boyes

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Edward

Boyes

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Boyes

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bootle, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Boyes

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Boyes

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Cecilia

Boyes

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sparkes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rothwell

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Bootle, Lancashire, England

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