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Household of Jacob Spearing (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, 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.

Jacob Spearing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Spearing, born in 1853 in North Curry, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spearing, born in 1857 in North Curry, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Jane S (born 1877 in North Curry, Somerset, England), Mabel (born 1879 in North Curry, Somerset, England), Elizabeth M (born 1880 in North Curry, Somerset, England) and Edith (born 1876 in North Curry, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Servant, Louisa Letherby, born in 1864 in Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England.


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Jacob Spearing's household

Male

Jacob

Spearing

Head
Female

Mary A

Spearing

Wife
Female

Jane S

Spearing

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Spearing

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Spearing

Daughter
Female

Edith

Spearing

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Letherby

Servant
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Spearing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place North Curry, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Spearing

Head

Married

28

1853

North Curry, Somerset, England

Mary A

Spearing

Wife

Married

24

1857

North Curry, Somerset, England

Jane S

Spearing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

North Curry, Somerset, England

Mabel

Spearing

Daughter

Single

2

1879

North Curry, Somerset, England

Elizabeth M

Spearing

Daughter

Single

1

1880

North Curry, Somerset, England

Edith

Spearing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

North Curry, Somerset, England

Louisa

Letherby

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England

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