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Household of James A Sprott (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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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.

James A Sprott and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Sprott, born in 1833 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 14 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Janet Sprott, born in 1832 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James A (born 1859 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1860 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Gregory (born 1863 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and George (born 1868 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Boarder, Herbert (born 1868 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James A's Boarder, Jane (born 1845 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James A's Visitor, John G (born 1868 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James A's Visitor, George (born 1868 in England), James A's Servant, William (born 1863 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James A's Servant, William (born 1858 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James A's Servant, James (born 1849 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James A Sprott's household

Male

James A

Sprott

Head
Female

Janet

Sprott

Wife
Male

James A

Sprott

Son
Female

Mary B

Sprott

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sprott

Son
Male

Gregory

Sprott

Son
Male

George

Sprott

Son
Male

Herbert

Sprott

Boarder
Female

Jane

Kerr

Boarder
Male

John G

Cumming

Visitor
Male

George

Campbell

Visitor
Male

William

Gracie

Servant
Male

William

Hannay

Servant
Male

James

Garret

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Sprott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Sprott

Head

Married

48

1833

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Sprott

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James A

Sprott

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary B

Sprott

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Sprott

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Gregory

Sprott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

George

Sprott

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Herbert

Sprott

Boarder

-

13

1868

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John G

Cumming

Visitor

-

13

1868

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Campbell

Visitor

-

13

1868

England

William

Gracie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Hannay

Servant

Married

23

1858

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Garret

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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