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Household of William Spraggan (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Spraggan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spraggan, born in 1836 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spraggan, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, George (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Spraggan's household

Male

William

Spraggan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spraggan

Wife
Female

Jane

Spraggan

Daughter
Male

William

Spraggan

Son
Male

James

Spraggan

Son
Male

George

Spraggan

Son
Male

John

Spraggan

Son
Male

George

Spraggan

Brother
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Spraggan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spraggan

Head

Married

45

1836

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Spraggan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Spraggan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Spraggan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Spraggan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Spraggan

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Spraggan

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Spraggan

Brother

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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