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Household of Samuel Sproston (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.

Samuel Sproston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Sproston, born in 1841 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sproston, born in 1845 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1874 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Martha Stevenson, born in 1862 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England.


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Samuel Sproston's household

Male

Samuel

Sproston

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sproston

Wife
Male

William

Sproston

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sproston

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sproston

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sproston

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sproston

Son
Female

Martha

Stevenson

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Sproston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Sproston

Head

Married

40

1841

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Sproston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

William

Sproston

Son

Single

14

1867

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Sproston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Sproston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Sproston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Sproston

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Stevenson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

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