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Household of William Sparks (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparks, born in 1838 in Uffculme, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Sparks, born in 1847 in -. They had 7 children; Martha A (born 1867 in Devon, England), Elizabeth M (born 1869 in Devon, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Devon, England), William (born 1874 in Devon, England), Jeanette (born 1876 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England), Gertrude E (born 1879 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) and Walter W (born 1881 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England).


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William Sparks's household

Male

William

Sparks

Head
Female

Martha

Sparks

Wife
Female

Martha A

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sparks

Daughter
Male

William

Sparks

Son
Female

Jeanette

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Gertrude E

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Walter W

Sparks

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Uffculme, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparks

Head

Married

43

1838

Uffculme, Devon, England

Martha

Sparks

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

Martha A

Sparks

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Elizabeth M

Sparks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

Ellen

Sparks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

William

Sparks

Son

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Jeanette

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Gertrude E

Sparks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Walter W

Sparks

Son

Single

0

1881

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

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