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Household of David Spruce (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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.

David Spruce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Spruce, born in 1841 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Anne Spruce, born in 1842 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1873 in Mollington, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Mollington, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Mollington, Cheshire, England) and Dennis (born 1881 in Mollington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Hampshire, England) and David's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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David Spruce's household

Male

David

Spruce

Head
Female

Anne

Spruce

Wife
Male

Samuel

Spruce

Son
Male

Thomas

Spruce

Son
Male

Joseph

Spruce

Son
Male

Dennis

Spruce

Son
Male

John

Talmag

Lodger
Male

John

Evans

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Spruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Spruce

Head

Married

40

1841

Chester, Cheshire, England

Anne

Spruce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Spruce

Son

Single

8

1873

Mollington, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Spruce

Son

Single

6

1875

Mollington, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Spruce

Son

Single

2

1879

Mollington, Cheshire, England

Dennis

Spruce

Son

Single

0

1881

Mollington, Cheshire, England

John

Talmag

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Hampshire, England

John

Evans

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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