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Household of Adam Spencer (born 1833, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Spencer, born in 1833 in Ebbw Vale, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Rachel Spencer, born in 1844 in Newby, Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; Margaret H (born 1870 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Ada L (born 1872 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Frances W (born 1876 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred W (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Mary Ellis, born in 1861 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Adam Spencer's household

Male

Adam

Spencer

Head
Female

Rachel

Spencer

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Ada L

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Frances W

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Spencer

Son
Female

Mary

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ebbw Vale, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Spencer

Head

Married

48

1833

Ebbw Vale, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel

Spencer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newby, Westmorland, England

Margaret H

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Ada L

Spencer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Frances W

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alfred W

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Servant

Single

20

1861

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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