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Household of William Sproul (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Sproul and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sproul, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Sproul, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Ellen McDonald, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Sproul's household

Male

William

Sproul

Head
Female

Agnes

Sproul

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sproul

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sproul

Daughter
Male

William

Sproul

Son
Male

Malcolm

Sproul

Son
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sproul
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sproul

Head

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sproul

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sproul

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sproul

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sproul

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Sproul

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Sister-In-Law

-

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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