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Household of Thomas Spence (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Thomas Spence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence, born in 1830 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spence, born in 1839 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1866 in Consett, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Consett, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Consett, Durham, England), Robert (born 1873 in Consett, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1876 in Consett, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Consett, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, David Kinmond, born in 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Spence's household

Male

Thomas

Spence

Head
Female

Mary A

Spence

Wife
Male

George

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Mary A

Spence

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
Male

Robert

Spence

Son
Female

Catherine

Spence

Daughter
Female

Alice

Spence

Daughter
Male

David

Kinmond

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spence

Head

Married

51

1830

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Spence

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

George

Spence

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

15

1866

Consett, Durham, England

Mary A

Spence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Consett, Durham, England

Thomas

Spence

Son

Single

10

1871

Consett, Durham, England

Robert

Spence

Son

Single

8

1873

Consett, Durham, England

Catherine

Spence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Consett, Durham, England

Alice

Spence

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Consett, Durham, England

David

Kinmond

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

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