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Household of James Spears (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

James Spears and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spears, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spears, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Ireland), Robert (born 1866 in Ireland), James (born 1868 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), William (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Ireland), Samuel (born 1876 in Washington, Durham, England), Amelia (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John Thomas (born 1881 in Washington, Durham, England).


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James Spears's household

Male

James

Spears

Head
Female

Sarah

Spears

Wife
Female

Margaret

Spears

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spears

Son
Male

James

Spears

Son
Male

William

Spears

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Spears

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Spears

Son
Female

Amelia

Spears

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Spears

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Spears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spears

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Sarah

Spears

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Margaret

Spears

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Robert

Spears

Son

Single

15

1866

Ireland

James

Spears

Son

Single

13

1868

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

William

Spears

Son

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Spears

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ireland

Samuel

Spears

Son

Single

5

1876

Washington, Durham, England

Amelia

Spears

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

John Thomas

Spears

Son

Single

0

1881

Washington, Durham, England

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