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Household of Holmes Spencer (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Holmes Spencer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Holmes Spencer, born in 1839 in Silsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Holmes was the head of the household, married to Matilda Spencer, born in 1841 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1864 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1868 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1873 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth H (born 1878 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England), Joseph R (born 1879 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England) and Clark (born 1881 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England).


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Holmes Spencer's household

Male

Holmes

Spencer

Head
Female

Matilda

Spencer

Wife
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

Thomas H

Spencer

Son
Male

Albert

Spencer

Son
Male

Fred

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Joseph R

Spencer

Son
Male

Clark

Spencer

Son
First name(s) Holmes
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Holmes

Spencer

Head

Married

42

1839

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Spencer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

17

1864

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Spencer

Son

Single

13

1868

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Spencer

Son

Single

8

1873

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Spencer

Son

Single

6

1875

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth H

Spencer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Joseph R

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Clark

Spencer

Son

Single

0

1881

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

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