Origins of the Sparkes surname

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    In 1921, most Sparkeses lived in london

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    2,200 Sparkes Travel & migration records
    26,000 Sparkeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sparkes

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sparkeses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Sparkeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    103

    Laundress

    102

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    Domestic Servant

    66

    Charwoman

    52

    Common male occupations for Sparkeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    191

    Farm Labourer

    140

    Blacksmith

    128

    General Labourer

    82

    Carpenter

    73

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