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Household of Adam Spencer (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Adam Spencer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Spencer, born in 1830 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spencer, born in 1834 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Martha Ann (born 1860 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Adam (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Henrietta (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Squire (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Adam Spencer's household

Male

Adam

Spencer

Head
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Adam

Spencer

Son
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Male

Squire

Spencer

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Spencer

Head

Married

51

1830

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spencer

Wife

Married

47

1834

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Adam

Spencer

Son

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Squire

Spencer

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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