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BIRKETT, Mary Potterton
1832 - Aft 1891 (> 61 years) Has no ancestors but 4 descendants in this family tree.
1831 - 1891 (60 years)-
Name BIRKETT, Mary Potterton Birth Between 1831 and 1832 Hougham, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death Aft 1891 Person ID I839 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family SPAFFORD, Thomas, b. 1831, Hougham, Lincolnshire, England d. 1891, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 60 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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MARY SPAFFORD nee POTTERTON BIRKETT .......... 1831 or 1832-
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.
(RG 11/3228/71/23)
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 her husband Thomas SPAFFORD aged 60 was registered in 1891.
(GRO September 1891 Grantham 7a 273)
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