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Household of Arthur Spence (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Arthur Spence and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Spence, born in 1852 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1855 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1874 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Arthur's Sister In Law, Sarah Hampshire, born in 1862 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.


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Arthur Spence's household

Male

Arthur

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Female

Annie

Spence

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Spence

Daughter
Female

Florence

Spence

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hampshire

Sister In Law
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Spence

Head

Married

29

1852

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

26

1855

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Spence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Spence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Spence

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hampshire

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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