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Household of William Sproul (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Sproul and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sproul, born in 1818 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Annie (born 1849 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Frederick E (born 1858 in West Ham, Essex, England). He had 1 grandchild; Ernest, born 1879 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Searles, born in 1863 in Stanstead, Essex, England.


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William Sproul's household

Male

William

Sproul

Head
Female

Annie

Sproul

Daughter
Male

Frederick E

Sproul

Son
Female

Mary

Searles

Servant
Male

Ernest

Welch

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sproul
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place West Indies

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sproul

Head

Widower

63

1818

West Indies

Annie

Sproul

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Frederick E

Sproul

Son

Single

23

1858

West Ham, Essex, England

Mary

Searles

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stanstead, Essex, England

Ernest

Welch

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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