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Household of William Spence (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

William Spence and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1839 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spence, born in 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John Wm (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Pittington, Durham, England), Thomas E (born 1868 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Durham, England), Oliver (born 1875 in Durham, England), James (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Hannah S (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Sarah

Spence

Wife
Male

John Wm

Spence

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Spence

Son
Male

Joseph

Spence

Son
Male

Oliver

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
Female

Hannah S

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

42

1839

Darlington, Durham, England

Sarah

Spence

Wife

Married

44

1837

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Spence

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Spence

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pittington, Durham, England

Thomas E

Spence

Son

Single

13

1868

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Joseph

Spence

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Oliver

Spence

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

James

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah S

Spence

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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