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Household of Joseph Spense (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 Spense and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spense, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spense, born in 1837 in Seghill, Northumberland, England. They had 9 children; Robert (born 1860 in Russia), John (born 1865 in Seaham, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1867 in Seaham, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1869 in Seaham, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Seaham, Durham, England), Jackson (born 1873 in Seaham, Durham, England), Dorothy E (born 1876 in Seaham, Durham, England), Martha (born 1878 in Seaham, Durham, England) and James W (born 1881 in Seaham, Durham, England).


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Joseph Spense's household

Male

Joseph

Spense

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spense

Wife
Male

Robert

Spense

Son
Male

John

Spense

Son
Female

Catherine

Spense

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Spense

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Spense

Daughter
Male

Jackson

Spense

Son
Female

Dorothy E

Spense

Daughter
Female

Martha

Spense

Daughter
Male

James W

Spense

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spense
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spense

Head

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spense

Wife

Married

44

1837

Seghill, Northumberland, England

Robert

Spense

Son

Single

21

1860

Russia

John

Spense

Son

Single

16

1865

Seaham, Durham, England

Catherine

Spense

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Seaham, Durham, England

Margaret A

Spense

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Seaham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Spense

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Seaham, Durham, England

Jackson

Spense

Son

Single

8

1873

Seaham, Durham, England

Dorothy E

Spense

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Seaham, Durham, England

Martha

Spense

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Seaham, Durham, England

James W

Spense

Son

Single

0

1881

Seaham, Durham, England

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