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Household of William Sparks (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, 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 Sparks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparks, born in 1840 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sparks, born in 1841 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1873 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Colney Hatch, Middlesex, England) and Lizzie (born 1879 in Colney Hatch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Francis Foxen, born in 1825 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.


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William Sparks's household

Male

William

Sparks

Head
Female

Mary

Sparks

Wife
Female

Mary

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Sparks

Daughter
Male

Francis

Foxen

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparks

Head

Married

41

1840

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Sparks

Wife

Married

40

1841

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Sparks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Colney Hatch, Middlesex, England

Lizzie

Sparks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Colney Hatch, Middlesex, England

Francis

Foxen

Lodger

Widower

56

1825

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

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