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Household of Robert Spence (born 1838, Durham)

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.

Robert Spence and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spence, born in 1838 in Hartlepool, Durham, consisted of 15 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Hannah Spence, born in 1841 in Upsall, Yorkshire, England. They had 11 children; Hannah S (born 1863 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William H (born 1867 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Richard (born 1868 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), John J (born 1869 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), David (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Fawsett (born 1877 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Johnson (born 1880 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Charles (born 1881 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Sophia (born 1838 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and William (born 1850 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Nephew, Edward Gibson, born in 1869 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.


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Robert Spence's household

Male

Robert

Spence

Head
Female

Hannah

Spence

Wife
Female

Hannah S

Spence

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spence

Son
Male

William H

Spence

Son
Male

Richard

Spence

Son
Male

John J

Spence

Son
Male

David

Spence

Son
Male

Fawsett

Spence

Son
Male

Johnson

Spence

Son
Male

Charles

Spence

Son
Male

Edward

Gibson

Nephew
Male

Robert

Spence

Head
Female

Sophia

Harrison

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hartlepool, Durham, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Spence

Head

Married

43

1838

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Hannah

Spence

Wife

Married

40

1841

Upsall, Yorkshire, England

Hannah S

Spence

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Spence

Son

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William H

Spence

Son

Single

14

1867

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Richard

Spence

Son

Single

13

1868

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John J

Spence

Son

Single

12

1869

Hartlepool, Durham, England

David

Spence

Son

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Fawsett

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Johnson

Spence

Son

Single

1

1880

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Charles

Spence

Son

Single

0

1881

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Edward

Gibson

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Spence

Head

Widower

73

1808

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sophia

Harrison

Daughter

Widow

43

1838

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

31

1850

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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