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Household of Thomas Spence (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Spence and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence, born in 1842 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Spence, born in 1851 in Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John Thos (born 1875 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1878 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England) and Laura (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Apprentice, Alfred Burton, born in 1863 in Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Spence's household

Male

Thomas

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Wife
Male

John Thos

Spence

Son
Male

Arthur

Spence

Son
Female

Kate

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Spence

Daughter
Female

Laura

Spence

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Burton

Apprentice
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spence

Head

Married

39

1842

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spence

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England

John Thos

Spence

Son

Single

6

1875

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Spence

Son

Single

5

1876

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Spence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Spence

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Laura

Spence

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Burton

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

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