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Household of Thomas Spence Stephenson (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Stephenson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence Stephenson, born in 1848 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas Spence was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mary Stephenson, born in 1849 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Robert P (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Frederick J (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), John F (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret L Spence (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas Spence's Mother, Margaret S (born 1819 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas Spence's Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1816 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Thomas Spence Stephenson's household

Male

Thomas Spence

Stephenson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Mary

Stephenson

Wife
Male

Robert P

Stephenson

Son
Male

Frederick J

Stephenson

Son
Male

John F

Stephenson

Son
Female

Margaret L Spence

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Stephenson

Son
Female

Margaret S

Pike

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Helme

Aunt
First name(s) Thomas Spence
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Spence

Stephenson

Head

Married

33

1848

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth Mary

Stephenson

Wife

Married

32

1849

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert P

Stephenson

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Frederick J

Stephenson

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

John F

Stephenson

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret L Spence

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Edwin

Stephenson

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret S

Pike

Mother

Widow

62

1819

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Helme

Aunt

Single

65

1816

South Shields, Durham, England

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