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Household of Joseph Sproston (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Joseph Sproston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sproston, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Jane Sproston, born in 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Charles (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joseph Sproston's household

Male

Joseph

Sproston

Head
Female

Dorothy Jane

Sproston

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sproston

Son
Male

Charles

Sproston

Son
Female

Mary

Sproston

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sproston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Sproston

Head

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy Jane

Sproston

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Sproston

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charles

Sproston

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Sproston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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