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Household of William Sproxton (born 1845, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urquhart & Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Sproxton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sproxton, born in 1845 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Mary F (born 1809 in -), William's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1837 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Niece, Mary E S (born 1867 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1855 in Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Servant, Donald (born 1859 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Sproxton's household

Male

William

Sproxton

Head
Female

Mary F

Sproxton

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Sproxton

Sister
Female

Mary E S

Ogilvie

Niece
Male

John

Melrose

Servant
Male

Donald

Cameron

Servant
Male

William

McRae

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sproxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sproxton

Head

Unmarried

36

1845

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary F

Sproxton

Mother

Widow

72

1809

-

Elizabeth

Sproxton

Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary E S

Ogilvie

Niece

Unmarried

14

1867

Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland

John

Melrose

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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