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Household of Thomas Spears (born 1849, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Thomas Spears and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spears, born in 1849 in Lauder, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Spears, born in 1848 in Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Spears's household

Male

Thomas

Spears

Head
Female

Barbara

Spears

Wife
Female

Margaret

Spears

Daughter
Male

Helen

Spears

Son
Male

William

Spears

Son
Male

Thomas

Spears

Son
Male

James

Spears

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lauder, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Spears

Head

Married

32

1849

Lauder, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Barbara

Spears

Wife

Married

33

1848

Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Spears

Daughter

-

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Spears

Son

-

6

1875

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Spears

Son

-

5

1876

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Spears

Son

-

3

1878

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Spears

Son

-

1

1880

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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