Spragg 1871 shropshire census

['Tricia]

Wonder if it is the same cowman as on 1861 with a different wife???

[yonderpeasant]

I wondered if maybe she was aSarah Jane but anything is possible.Sounds like same Joseph though.

['Tricia]

Yes, I thought that as well - happens all the time and we have the added clue of Wales as birth place on 2 census now. This is the trouble with Shropshire - you always have to search in Shropshire and Wales

Tricia

[spingo]

Plenty of info in both your replies, and yes it sounds like the same Joseph, thanks for that, but I don't think I will actually be able to positively nail Joseph until the 1911 census comes out. Then I can see where my grandfather was born and work backwards to Joseph!

Spingo

[JDGen]

Hi Spingo,

Just picked up your thread on Spragg.  I'm not sure how much use the 1911 census will be, see the following link for information:

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4656.html

However, do you think that your Joseph Spragg may have been born at Somerford?  My Spraggs are from Somerford (Booths) in Cheshire.  Please get in touch if you think that I may be able to help.

Jean

[spingo]

Jean we've talked before on a different forum and you kindly gave me your Spragg family information which included a Joseph, born in 1807, which would make him 81 when my grandfather was born!!!

But it is something to bear in mind--Somerwood or Somerford. Another bit of info for the file.

Regards,

spingo

[JDGen]

Hi Spingo,

What was your grandfather's name?  How do you know that his father was called Joseph?

I've done some more work on the Spraggs recently, Joseph 1807 had a son Joseph Henry born 1852 and I have many missing lines.  I assume that your grandfather married(!), do you have the marriage certificate?

Sorry for all the questions!

Jean

[spingo]

An update, just recieved the marriage cert of Sarah Tipton and Joseph Spragg. They married June 1886, Atcham registry office. Joseph, 45, widower, labourer, Somerwood, Ercall Magna, father Thomas Spragg (deceased), labourer. Sarah, 30, spinster, domestic servant, 3 Colihall? father Edward Tipton (deceased) miner. Witnesses Francis and Mary Ann Gates or Yates. I have two listings for a Sarah in 1881 census, RG11, 2651, 16, Shrewsbury, most likely and RG11, 2643, 12, Pontesbury. The 1891 census for Roden, Joseph 52, Sarah 41, sons Thomas 2, Joseph 11 months, Edith May Tipton, step-daughter, 13.

Spingo