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Household of Bar Spencer (born 1855, 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.

Bar Spencer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bar Spencer, born in 1855 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Bar was the head of the household, married to Martha Spencer, born in 1855 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Johnny (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Bar's Brother Law, George Goom, born in 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Bar Spencer's household

Male

Bar

Spencer

Head
Female

Martha

Spencer

Wife
Female

Maggie

Spencer

Daughter
Male

James W

Spencer

Son
Male

Johnny

Spencer

Son
Female

Isabella

Spencer

Daughter
Male

George

Goom

Brother Law
First name(s) Bar
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bar

Spencer

Head

Married

26

1855

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Spencer

Wife

Married

26

1855

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James W

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Johnny

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Spencer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

George

Goom

Brother Law

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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