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Household of Benjamin Spender (born 1834, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Spender and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Spender, born in 1834 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spender, born in 1846 in Hinstock, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England), Minnie (born 1875 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England), Ernest H (born 1878 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England) and George W (born 1881 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Visitor, Clara Alkinstall, born in 1861 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England.


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Benjamin Spender's household

Male

Benjamin

Spender

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spender

Wife
Female

Mary

Spender

Daughter
Female

Annie

Spender

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Spender

Daughter
Male

Ernest H

Spender

Son
Male

George W

Spender

Son
Female

Clara

Alkinstall

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Spender
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Spender

Head

Married

47

1834

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Spender

Wife

Married

35

1846

Hinstock, Shropshire, England

Mary

Spender

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

Annie

Spender

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

Minnie

Spender

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

Ernest H

Spender

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

George W

Spender

Son

Single

0

1881

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Alkinstall

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

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