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Household of Thomas Spence (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence, born in 1842 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1847 in Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Thomas S (born 1874 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England), Amy H (born 1868 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ethel (born 1880 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England), Christopher (born 1880 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England) and Baby (born 1881 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Eleanor (born 1859 in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Roseannah (born 1868 in Skidby, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Serva, Edward (born 1856 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) and Thomas's Serva, William (born 1860 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Spence's household

Male

Thomas

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Male

Thomas S

Spence

Son
Female

Amy H

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mary Ethel

Spence

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Spence

Son
Male

Baby

Spence

Son
Female

Eleanor

Pickering

Servant
Female

Roseannah

Boynton

Servant
Male

Edward

Wethrell

Serva
Male

William

Battrill

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spence

Head

Married

39

1842

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

34

1847

Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Thomas S

Spence

Son

Single

7

1874

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Amy H

Spence

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ethel

Spence

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Spence

Son

Single

1

1880

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Baby

Spence

Son

Single

0

1881

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Pickering

Servant

Single

22

1859

Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

Roseannah

Boynton

Servant

Single

13

1868

Skidby, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wethrell

Serva

Single

25

1856

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

William

Battrill

Serva

Single

21

1860

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

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