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Household of William Sparks (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 1839 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sparks, born in 1844 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William G (born 1868 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James H (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Bertha (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Page, born in 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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William Sparks's household

Male

William

Sparks

Head
Female

Ellen

Sparks

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sparks

Daughter
Male

William G

Sparks

Son
Male

James H

Sparks

Son
Female

Gertrude

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Sparks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Page

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sparks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparks

Head

Married

42

1839

Brixham, Devon, England

Ellen

Sparks

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brixham, Devon, England

Ellen

Sparks

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William G

Sparks

Son

Single

13

1868

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James H

Sparks

Son

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Sparks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Sparks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Page

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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