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Household of William Sparks (born 1838, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparks, born in 1838 in Reading, Berkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to William Sparks, born in 1864 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Reading, Berkshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Reading, Berkshire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Reading, Berkshire, England), Lizzie (born 1876 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and Rosa (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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William Sparks's household

Male

William

Sparks

Head
Male

William

Sparks

Son
Male

Henry

Sparks

Son
Female

Alice

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sparks

Son
Female

Lizzie

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Sparks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Reading, Berkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparks

Head

Married

43

1838

Reading, Berkshire, England

William

Sparks

Son

Single

17

1864

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Henry

Sparks

Son

Single

11

1870

Reading, Berkshire, England

Alice

Sparks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Reading, Berkshire, England

Walter

Sparks

Son

Single

6

1875

Reading, Berkshire, England

Lizzie

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Reading, Berkshire, England

Rosa

Sparks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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