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Household of Thomas Spence (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence, born in 1838 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1841 in Cowesby, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1868 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Lena (born 1874 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1879 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Spence's household

Male

Thomas

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
Male

Alfred

Spence

Son
Female

Louisa

Spence

Daughter
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

Frederick

Spence

Son
Female

Lena

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ada

Spence

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Spence

Son
Female

Emily

Spence

Daughter
Female

Maud

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spence

Head

Married

43

1838

Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cowesby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Spence

Son

Single

23

1858

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Spence

Son

Single

18

1863

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Spence

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John

Spence

Son

Single

10

1871

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Spence

Son

Single

8

1873

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Lena

Spence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Spence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Spence

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Maud

Spence

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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