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Household of William Spraggs (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

William Spraggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spraggs, born in 1839 in Dunwear, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Spraggs, born in 1843 in Long Sutton, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1865 in Dunwear, Somerset, England), Ernest (born 1867 in Dunwear, Somerset, England), Lucy (born 1870 in Dunwear, Somerset, England), William (born 1875 in Dunwear, Somerset, England), Edwin (born 1877 in Dunwear, Somerset, England) and Fred (born 1879 in Dunwear, Somerset, England).


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William Spraggs's household

Male

William

Spraggs

Head
Female

Eliza

Spraggs

Wife
Female

Ellen

Spraggs

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Spraggs

Son
Female

Lucy

Spraggs

Daughter
Male

William

Spraggs

Son
Male

Edwin

Spraggs

Son
Male

Fred

Spraggs

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spraggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dunwear, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spraggs

Head

Married

42

1839

Dunwear, Somerset, England

Eliza

Spraggs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Long Sutton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Spraggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dunwear, Somerset, England

Ernest

Spraggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Dunwear, Somerset, England

Lucy

Spraggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dunwear, Somerset, England

William

Spraggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Dunwear, Somerset, England

Edwin

Spraggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Dunwear, Somerset, England

Fred

Spraggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Dunwear, Somerset, England

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