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Household of William Sparks (born 1812, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Sparks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparks, born in 1812 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to May Sparks, born in 1812 in -. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1852 in -), William (born 1876 in Newington, Kent, England), Henry (born 1878 in Newington, Kent, England) and Caroline (born 1880 in Newington, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1874 in Newington, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth Sparks, born in 1853 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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William Sparks's household

Male

William

Sparks

Head
Female

May

Sparks

Wife
Male

Robert

Sparks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sparks

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Sparks

Son
Male

Henry

Sparks

Son
Female

Caroline

Sparks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparks

Head

Married

69

1812

Southwark, Surrey, England

May

Sparks

Wife

Married

69

1812

-

Robert

Sparks

Son

Single

29

1852

-

Elizabeth

Sparks

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Sparks

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newington, Kent, England

William

Sparks

Son

Single

5

1876

Newington, Kent, England

Henry

Sparks

Son

Single

3

1878

Newington, Kent, England

Caroline

Sparks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newington, Kent, England

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