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Household of Robert Sproat (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Robert Sproat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sproat, born in 1847 in Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary J Sproat, born in 1849 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1873 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England), William (born 1874 in West Moor, Northumberland, England), Rhoda (born 1876 in Benton, Northumberland, England), Lizzie J (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Durham, England).


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Robert Sproat's household

Male

Robert

Sproat

Head
Female

Mary J

Sproat

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sproat

Daughter
Male

William

Sproat

Son
Female

Rhoda

Sproat

Daughter
Female

Lizzie J

Sproat

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sproat

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sproat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sproat

Head

Married

34

1847

Northumberland, England

Mary J

Sproat

Wife

Married

32

1849

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Sproat

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

William

Sproat

Son

Single

7

1874

West Moor, Northumberland, England

Rhoda

Sproat

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Benton, Northumberland, England

Lizzie J

Sproat

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Thomas

Sproat

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

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