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Household of William Sparrow (born 1839, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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 Sparrow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sparrow, born in 1839 in Buckinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza S Sparrow, born in 1825 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Caroline (born 1863 in Buckinghamshire, England), William's Adop Child, Jane C (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Alfred (born 1831 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) and William's Boarder, Mary E (born 1840 in Chacewater, Cornwall, England).


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William Sparrow's household

Male

William

Sparrow

Head
Female

Eliza S

Sparrow

Wife
Male

William

Sparrow

Son
Female

Caroline

Sparrow

Niece
Female

Jane C

Milin

Adop Child
Male

Alfred

Hughes

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Hughes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sparrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sparrow

Head

Married

42

1839

Buckinghamshire, England

Eliza S

Sparrow

Wife

Married

56

1825

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

William

Sparrow

Son

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Sparrow

Niece

Single

18

1863

Buckinghamshire, England

Jane C

Milin

Adop Child

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Hughes

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Mary E

Hughes

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Chacewater, Cornwall, England

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