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Household of Jabez Spence (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Jabez Spence and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jabez Spence, born in 1833 in East Witton, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Jabez was the head of the household, married to Jane Spence, born in 1838 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1859 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), George (born 1863 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Harry (born 1868 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1869 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1871 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Maria E (born 1877 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1861 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jabez's Son In Law, Robert Kay, born in 1859 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Jabez Spence's household

Male

Jabez

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

George

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

Harry

Spence

Son
Female

Sarah J

Spence

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Spence

Daughter
Female

Maria E

Spence

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kay

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) Jabez
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place East Witton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jabez

Spence

Head

Married

48

1833

East Witton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spence

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, Durham, England

John

Spence

Son

Single

22

1859

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

George

Spence

Son

Single

18

1863

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

16

1865

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Harry

Spence

Son

Single

13

1868

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Sarah J

Spence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Margaret A

Spence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Maria E

Spence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Robert

Kay

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Kay

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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