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Percival Spoors                            1790-1876
Percival was born about 1790, at Penshaw, County Durham.
Jane ?                                           1790-1867
Jane was born about 1790, at Penshaw, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.
  Ann Born abt 1821   Pensher Married John Colling
Jane Born abt 1822   Shiney Row Married ? Jameson
Percival Born abt 1825   Rainton Married Mary Bell
Mary Born abt 1829   Rainton Married John Scott

Birth of Parents
Percival Spoors b: abt 1790         Penshaw, County Durham
 

Jane ? b: abt 1790         Penshaw, County Durham
 

Marriage
No Date
Percival Spoors
Jane ?

Children
Ann Spoors b: abt 1821               Pensher, County Durham
daughter of Percival Spoors and ?
Jane Spoors b: abt 1822               Shiney Row, County Durham
daughter of Percival Spoors and ?
Percival Spoors b: abt 1825  c: 8 May 1825             Rainton, Houghton le Spring, County Durham
son of Percival Spoors and ?
Mary Spoors b: abt 1829  c: 29 Sep 1829             Rainton, Houghton le Spring, County Durham
daughter of Percival Spoors and ?

1841 Census HO107-311
7 June 1841 Dalton le Dale, Dawdon, County Durham
Behind North Terrace     Born in this County?  
Percival Spoors
Jane
Ann
Percival
Mary
Thomas Jordan
Age 50
Age 50
Age 20
Age 16
Age 11
Age 92
Mariner


Painter

Lodger
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
abt 1790
abt 1790
abt 1821
abt 1825
abt 1829
abt 1748

1851 Census HO107-2392 31 March 1851 Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, County Durham
South Terrace
Percival Spoors (M)
Jane (Wife) (M)
Mary (Dau)
Age 61
Age 60
Age 21
Coal Trimmer Pensher
Pensher
Middle Rainton
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1790
abt 1790
abt 1829
Percival Spoors (M)
Mary (Wife) (M)
Thomas (son)
Age 20
Age 23
Age 6 Mon
Painter and Glazier East Rainton
Branspeth
Seaham Harbour
Durham
Cumberland
Durham
abt 1825
abt 1827
abt 1850
Ann Colling (Wife) (M)
Thomas (Son)
Jane A. (Dau)
Mary I. (Dau)
Age 30
Age 5
Age 4
Age 2
Master Mariner Pensher
Seaham Harbor
Seaham Harbor
Seaham Harbor
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1821
abt 1845
abt 1847
abt 1849

1861 Census RG9-3748 8 April 1861 Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, County Durham
4 South Terrace
Percival Spoors
Jane (Wife)
Jane Jameson (Dau)(M)
Mary Spoors (Dau)(s)
Percival Jameson (GrSon)
Jane Jameson (GrDau)
Age 70
Age 70
Age 38
Age 30
Age 14
Age 9


Dressmaker
Dressmaker
Blacksmith
Pensher
Pensher
Shiney Row
Rainton
Seaham
Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1891
abt 1890
abt 1822
abt 1829
abt 1846
abt 1851

Death
Jane (?) Spoors Died 1867, Age 77,       1867 4Q Easington 10a 219

1871 Census RG10-4974 3 April 1871 Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, County Durham
8 South Terrace
Percival Spoors (Head) (Widr)
Jane Jameson (Dau)(M)
Percival Jameson (Head) (M)
Mary (Wife)(M)
Jane E. (Dau)
Age 81
Age 48
Age 24
Age 27
Age 1
Shipowner
Dressmaker
Blacksmith
Dressmaker
Pensher
Sunderland
Seaham
Seaham
Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1790
abt 1822
abt 1846
abt 1833
abt 1869

Death
Percival Spoors Died 25 Sep 1876, Age 86,       1876 3Q Easington 10a 232

DURHAM   21 Feb 1877                         Probate
SPOORS, Percival - The Will with a Codicil of Percy Spoors, late of Seaham Harbour, in the County of Durham, who died 25 September 1876, at Seaham Harbour, was proved at Durham, by Robert Watson, of Marlborough-street, Seaham Harbor, Tailor, one of the Executors.   Effects under £300

1881 Census RG11-4967 4 April 1881 Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, County Durham
4 South Terrace
Jane Jameson (Head)(Widow)
Percival Jameson (Head)
Margaret (Wife)
Jane E.
Mary
Age 58
Age 34
Age 37
Age 11
Age 8
Grocer
Blacksmith
Dressmaker
Scholar
Scholar
Quarry Head
Seaham
Sunderland
Seaham
Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1822
abt 1846
abt 1833
abt 1869
abt 1872

SPECIAL THANKS  to Anja Baker, of Paddock Wood, Kent, a descendant of this family, for many of the details provided above.