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Household of Edmund Spencer (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, 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.

Edmund Spencer and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Spencer, born in 1828 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Emily T Spencer, born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; Herbert (born 1862 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1865 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Mabel (born 1867 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Mildred (born 1870 in Morton, Lancashire, England), Edmund T (born 1872 in Morton, Lancashire, England), Wilfred (born 1875 in Morton, Lancashire, England), Malcolm (born 1878 in Marple, Cheshire, England) and Walter H (born 1880 in Marple, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund's Mother In Law, Sarah T (born 1814 in Yorkshire, England), Edmund's Servant, Ann S (born 1862 in Haslington, Cheshire, England) and Edmund's Servant, Harriet (born 1851 in Winsford, Cheshire, England).


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Edmund Spencer's household

Male

Edmund

Spencer

Head
Female

Emily T

Spencer

Wife
Female

Sarah T

Smotch

Mother In Law
Male

Herbert

Spencer

Son
Male

Harold

Spencer

Son
Female

Mabel

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mildred

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Edmund T

Spencer

Son
Male

Wilfred

Spencer

Son
Male

Malcolm

Spencer

Son
Male

Walter H

Spencer

Son
Female

Ann S

Hickton

Servant
Female

Harriet

Sankey

Servant
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Spencer

Head

Married

53

1828

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Emily T

Spencer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah T

Smotch

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Harold

Spencer

Son

Single

16

1865

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mildred

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Morton, Lancashire, England

Edmund T

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

Morton, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Spencer

Son

Single

6

1875

Morton, Lancashire, England

Malcolm

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Marple, Cheshire, England

Walter H

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

Marple, Cheshire, England

Ann S

Hickton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Haslington, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Sankey

Servant

Widow

30

1851

Winsford, Cheshire, England

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