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Household of Joseph Speight (born 1823, Durham)

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.

Joseph Speight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Speight, born in 1823 in Haswell, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary E (born 1858 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1864 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England). He had 3 grandchildren; James E (born 1872 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and William (born 1879 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, James Ward, born in 1850 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Speight's household

Male

Joseph

Speight

Head
Female

Mary E

Speight

Daughter
Female

Alice

Speight

Daughter
Male

James E

Speight

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Speight

Grand Son
Male

William

Speight

Grand Son
Male

James

Ward

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Haswell, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Speight

Head

Widower

58

1823

Haswell, Durham, England

Mary E

Speight

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Alice

Speight

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

James E

Speight

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Joseph

Speight

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

William

Speight

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

James

Ward

Boarder

Single

31

1850

City of London, Middlesex, England

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