1881 census: 10 Cornhill Terrace, Southwick (his future wife, aged 12 at the time, lived at no. 22.)
1895 (wedding): salesman of 87 James Armitage Street.
1896: shoemaker (journeyman) of 16 Zion Terrace.
1901 census for 9 William Street, Sunderland:
Name
Relation
Age
Occupation
Where born
Richard T Spain
Head
29
Foreman boot and shoe maker
Durham Sunderland
Sarah E Spain
Wife
32
Durham Sunderland
Jane W Spain
Daughter
4
Durham Sunderland
Eleanor B Spain
Daughter
2
Durham Sunderland
Nicholas Warren
Father in law, widower
76
Waggon coach maker
Durham Sunderland
1911 census for 9 William Street, Sunderland:
Name
Relation
Age
Occupation
Where born
Richard Thompson Spain
Head
38
Bootmaker, Cooperative Society
Sunderland Durham
Sarah Elizabeth Spain
Wife
42
Sunderland Durham
Jane Winifred Spain
Daughter
14
Office, Milk depot, Cooperative Society
Sunderland Durham
Eleanor Beatrice Spain
Daughter
12
School
Sunderland Durham
Richard Thompson Spain
Son
9
Sunderland Durham
1927: 82 Edward Burdis Street.
Buried in Southwick cemetery, plot A263.
My great grandfather.
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