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Household of Zella Sparkes (born 1814, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Zella Sparkes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Zella Sparkes, born in 1814 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 4 members. Zella was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Zella's Lodger, Christopher R (born 1860 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Zella's Lodger, Joseph (born 1858 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Zella's Lodger, Robert (born 1857 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England).


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Zella Sparkes's household

Female

Zella

Sparkes

Head
Male

Christopher R

Gibbs

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Hadley

Lodger
Male

Robert

Dexter

Lodger
First name(s) Zella
Last name Sparkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Zella

Sparkes

Head

Widow

67

1814

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Christopher R

Gibbs

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Hadley

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Salford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dexter

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

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