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Household of Abraham Spencer (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, Lancashire, 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.

Abraham Spencer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Spencer, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Betsy A Spencer, born in 1849 in Yaxley, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph L (born 1874 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England), Clara J (born 1876 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Niece, Elevlyn (born 1872 in Yaxley, Huntingdonshire, England) and Abraham's Niece, Sarah J (born 1862 in Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Spencer's household

Male

Abraham

Spencer

Head
Female

Betsy A

Spencer

Wife
Male

Joseph L

Spencer

Son
Female

Clara J

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Spencer

Son
Female

Emily

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elevlyn

Sharman

Niece
Female

Sarah J

Trickett

Niece
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Spencer

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Betsy A

Spencer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yaxley, Huntingdonshire, England

Joseph L

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Clara J

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Emily

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Elevlyn

Sharman

Niece

Single

9

1872

Yaxley, Huntingdonshire, England

Sarah J

Trickett

Niece

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

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