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SPAFFORD, Thomas
1831 - 1891 (60 years) Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1799 - 1857 (58 years)-
Name SPAFFORD, Thomas Birth 1831 Hougham, Lincolnshire, England 
Christening 6 Jun 1831 Hougham, Lincolnshire, England Gender Male Death 1891 Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I835 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father SPAFFORD, Thomas, b. 1801, Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England d. 1855, Marston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 54 years) Relationship natural Mother ANDERTON, Mary, b. 1799, Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England d. 1857, Marston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 58 years) Relationship natural Marriage 13 Sep 1821 Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F266 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BIRKETT, Mary Potterton, b. Between 1831 and 1832, Hougham, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1891 (Age > 61 years) Marriage 1853 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England Children 1. SPAFFORD, Sarah Ann, b. 1855, Marston, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1861 (Age > 7 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. SPAFFORD, Emily, b. 1858, Marston, Lincolnshire, England d. 1933, Bradford Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 75 years)3. SPAFFORD, Walter, b. 1861, Marston, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1871 (Age > 11 years)4. SPAFFORD, Adeliza, b. 1865, Marston, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1887 (Age > 23 years)Family ID F605 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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THOMAS SPAFFORD 1831-1891
Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary SPAFFORTH (sic), was baptised at Hougham, Lincolnshire, on 6 June 1831. His father was a labourer.
(PR)
From the 1851 census of Marston, Lincolnshire:
Thomas SPAFFORD, head, aged 50, farmer of 6 acres and sawyer, born at Beckingham, Lincolnshire;
Mary SPAFFORD, wife, aged 51, born at Beckingham, Lincolnshire;
*Thomas SPAFFORD, son, aged 19, journeyman sawyer, born at Hougham, Lincolnshire;
Eliza SPAFFORD, daughter, aged 13, school, born at Marston, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2138/202/12)
From the 1861 census of Marston, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas SPAFFORD, head, aged 29, sawyer, born at Hougham, Lincolnshire;
Mary SPAFFORD, wife, aged 29, born at Hougham, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann SPAFFORD, daughter, aged 5, born at Marston, Lincolnshire;
Emily SPAFFORD, daughter, aged 2, born at Marston, Lincolnshire.
(RG9/2482/113/2)
The 1871 census of Dunmores Yard, South Witham, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas SPAFFORD, head, aged 39, sawyer, born at Hougham, Lincolnshire;
Mary SPAFFORD, wife, aged 39, born at Hougham, Lincolnshire;
Emily SPAFFORD, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Marston, Lincolnshire;
Walter SPAFFORD, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Marston;
Adeliza SPAFFORD, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Marston.
(RG10/3355/88/16)
The 1881 census of 24 Cecil Street, Somerby, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas SPAFFORD, head, aged 49, labourer at iron works, born at Marston, Lincolnshire;
Mary SPAFFORD, wife, aged 49, born at Marston, Lincolnshire;
Addie SPAFFORD, daughter, aged 16, born at Marston, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3228/71/23)
The 1891 census of 50a George Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas SPAFFORD, head, aged 59, joiner's labourer, born at Marston, Lincolnshire;
Mary SPAFFORD, wife, aged 59, born at Hougham, Lincolnshire;
Sarah A. RANSON, daughter, aged 35, married, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Edith CLIDE, boarder, aged 24, actree, born in London.
(RG12/2584/99/31)
The death of Thomas SPAFFORD aged 60 was registered in 1891.
(GRO September 1891 Grantham 7a 273)
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