Individual Details
Alfred SPONG
(Abt 1853 - Abt Dec 1915)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1853 | Bisley, Surrey, England | |||
| Census | 1861 | Queen Lane Cottages, Bisley, Surrey, England |  | ||
| Census | 1871 | Sapper - Royal Engineers & Royal Engineers Department, Aldershot, Hampshire, England | | ||
| Military | 1871 | Royal Engineers, British Army |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt Sep 1874 | Sapper - Aldershot, Hampshire, England | | | |
| Residence | Abt Sep 1874 | South Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Sep 1874 | St John, Woking, Surrey, England - Mary Ann SAYERS | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Sep 1875 | Sapper (H.M.S.) | | ||
| Census | 1881 | Army Reserve Man - Farnborough, Hampshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Coachman / Groom - Priory Cottage, Cedar Road, Frimley, Surrey, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Coachman - Domestic - Priory Stables, Priory Lane, Frimley, Surrey, England | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1910 | Frimley, Surrey, England - Martha HILL | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Gardener - The Stables, The Priory, Frimley, Surrey, England | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Aug 1911 | Gardener | | ||
| Death | Abt Dec 1915 | | |||
| Occupation | Gardener | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann SAYERS (1855 - 1910) |
| Child | Adeline Ruth SPONG (1875 - 1887) |
| Child | Alfred Alexander SPONG (1877 - ) |
| Child | Albert William SPONG (1879 - 1959) |
| Child | Robert Sidney SPONG (1881 - 1963) |
| Child | VIctor Lawrence Charles SPONG (1884 - 1964) |
| Child | Victoria Adeline Edith SPONG (1887 - 1951) |
| Child | Florence Beatrice May SPONG (1889 - 1967) |
| Child | Christopher Henry SPONG (1894 - 1967) |
| Child | Marynard George A SPONG (1898 - 1919) |
| Spouse | Martha HILL (1853 - ) |
| Father | William SPONG (1806 - ) |
| Mother | Phebe (SPONG) (1810 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert SPONG (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline SPONG (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha SPONG (1854 - ) |
Notes
Military
In the 1871 census he is listed as a sapper in the Royal EngineersOccupation
Occupation of "Sapper" suggests he is in the Royal Engineers at the time of his marriage.Marriage
Extract from marriage register: 1874 Marriage solemnized at the chapel of St John Baptist in the parish of Woking in the county of Surrey.No: 354
Date: 19 September 1874
Name: Alfred Spong - Mary Ann Sayers
Age: 23 - 20
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Sapper - -
Address: South Camp in the parish of Aldershot in the county of Southampton - Hook Heath, Woking
Father: William Spong - Henry Sayers
Father's occupation: Labourer - Gardener
married in the chapel of Ease St John Baptist according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns - by: Theodore C Will? Vicar of Woking
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Eliza Sayers & Henry Sayers (his mark)
Marriage
On 1911 census say married 1 year 3 monthsCensus
Says 11 children 8 still alive 3 have died.Death
Listed as deceased on the marriage certificate of his son Christopher dated December 1915.Endnotes
1. 1861 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG 9; Piece: 423; Folio: 57; Page: 4;.
2. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 819; Folio: 91; Page: 26;.
3. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 819; Folio: 91; Page: 26;.
4. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: WOKJ/2/1.
5. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: WOKJ/2/1.
6. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: WOKJ/2/1.
7. Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917, Reference Number: WOKJ/1/2.
8. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1252; Folio: 113; Page: 11; .
9. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 565; Folio: 84; Page: 3;.
10. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 609; Folio: 123; Page: 4.
11. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, FHL Film Number: 2232875.
12. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 3107; Schedule Number: 77.
13. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: 6532/1/9.
14. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: 6532/1/9.