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Household of Thomas Spencer (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Spencer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spencer, born in 1842 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spencer, born in 1843 in Whickham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Whickham, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Whickham, Durham, England), Margaret Annie (born 1878 in Whickham, Durham, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Thomas Spencer's household

Male

Thomas

Spencer

Head
Female

Margaret

Spencer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Margaret Annie

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Spencer

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spencer

Head

Married

39

1842

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Spencer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Whickham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whickham, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Spencer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whickham, Durham, England

Margaret Annie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whickham, Durham, England

Emily

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

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