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Household of Joseph Sprague (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Joseph Sprague and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sprague, born in 1853 in East Coker, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen M Sprague, born in 1851 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Ethel M (born 1876 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph Ernest (born 1878 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Agnes H (born 1879 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Gwladys C (born 1881 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Catherine A M (born 1865 in Somerset, England) and Joseph's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1866 in Wiltshire, England).


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Joseph Sprague's household

Male

Joseph

Sprague

Head
Female

Ellen M

Sprague

Wife
Female

Ethel M

Sprague

Daughter
Male

Joseph Ernest

Sprague

Son
Female

Agnes H

Sprague

Daughter
Female

Gwladys C

Sprague

Daughter
Female

Catherine A M

Sprague

Sister
Female

Mary Jane

Hollaway

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sprague
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place East Coker, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sprague

Head

Married

28

1853

East Coker, Somerset, England

Ellen M

Sprague

Wife

Married

30

1851

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ethel M

Sprague

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph Ernest

Sprague

Son

Single

3

1878

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Agnes H

Sprague

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwladys C

Sprague

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine A M

Sprague

Sister

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Hollaway

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wiltshire, England

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