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Household of Benjamin Spencer (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.

Benjamin Spencer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Spencer, born in 1847 in Brompton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1851 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1870 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), George Henry (born 1877 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Wilmot (born 1880 in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Spencer's household

Male

Benjamin

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Female

Emily

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Spencer

Daughter
Male

George Henry

Spencer

Son
Male

Wilmot

Spencer

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brompton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Spencer

Head

Married

34

1847

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Emily

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Sarah Jane

Spencer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Congleton, Cheshire, England

George Henry

Spencer

Son

Single

4

1877

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Wilmot

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

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