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Household of Markham Spofforth (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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.

Markham Spofforth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Markham Spofforth, born in 1852 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Markham was the head of the household, married to Mary R Spofforth, born in 1854 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Helen W (born 1873 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert (born 1875 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Mary R (born 1877 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Emily Twin (born 1879 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Bertha Twin (born 1879 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Markham's Servant, Mary M (born 1862 in Scotland) and Markham's Servant, Dorothy A (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Markham Spofforth's household

Male

Markham

Spofforth

Head
Female

Mary R

Spofforth

Wife
Female

Helen W

Spofforth

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spofforth

Son
Female

Mary R

Spofforth

Daughter
Female

Emily Twin

Spofforth

Daughter
Female

Bertha Twin

Spofforth

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Edmonson

Servant
Female

Dorothy A

Ward

Servant
First name(s) Markham
Last name Spofforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Markham

Spofforth

Head

Married

29

1852

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Mary R

Spofforth

Wife

Married

27

1854

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Helen W

Spofforth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Spofforth

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary R

Spofforth

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Emily Twin

Spofforth

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Bertha Twin

Spofforth

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary M

Edmonson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Dorothy A

Ward

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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