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Household of Henry Spencer (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Henry Spencer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Spencer, born in 1842 in Draycott, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1833 in Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Herbert (born 1862 in Somerset, England), Austin Good (born 1863 in Westbury, Somerset, England), Harvey (born 1865 in Westbury, Somerset, England), Laura (born 1869 in Draycott, Somerset, England) and Bertha (born 1871 in Draycott, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Elizabeth Perther, born in 1863 in Weare, Somerset, England.


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Henry Spencer's household

Male

Henry

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Male

Herbert

Spencer

Son
Male

Austin Good

Spencer

Son
Male

Harvey

Spencer

Son
Female

Laura

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Perther

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Draycott, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Spencer

Head

Married

39

1842

Draycott, Somerset, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Monmouthshire, Wales

Herbert

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Austin Good

Spencer

Son

Single

18

1863

Westbury, Somerset, England

Harvey

Spencer

Son

Single

16

1865

Westbury, Somerset, England

Laura

Spencer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Draycott, Somerset, England

Bertha

Spencer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Draycott, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Perther

Servant

Single

18

1863

Weare, Somerset, England

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