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Household of William Spears (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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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.

William Spears and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spears, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane M Spears, born in 1831 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1857 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Spears's household

Male

William

Spears

Head
Female

Jane M

Spears

Wife
Male

James

Spears

Son
Female

Margaret

Spears

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spears

Son
Female

Jane

Spears

Daughter
Male

William

Spears

Son
Female

Sarah

Spears

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Spears

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Spears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spears

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Jane M

Spears

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Spears

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Spears

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Spears

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Spears

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Spears

Son

-

10

1871

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sarah

Spears

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ellen

Spears

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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