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Household of William Sproat (born 1856, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, 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 Sproat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sproat, born in 1856 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sproat, born in 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Duncan (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1878 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Martha (born 1866 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William Sproat's household

Male

William

Sproat

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sproat

Wife
Male

Duncan

Sproat

Son
Female

Flora

Sproat

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sproat

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cameron

Servant
Female

Martha

Whiteford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sproat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sproat

Head

Married

25

1856

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sproat

Wife

Married

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Sproat

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Flora

Sproat

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Sproat

Daughter

-

0

1881

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Martha

Whiteford

Servant

-

15

1866

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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