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Household of James Spence (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

James Spence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spence, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Fanny Spence, born in 1848 in Bolney, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; Eliza S E (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Frances E (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Earnest W (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Harry (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Annie L (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Amy (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Arthur C (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Hannah Baker, born in 1849 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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James Spence's household

Male

James

Spence

Head
Female

Fanny

Spence

Wife
Female

Eliza S E

Spence

Daughter
Female

Frances E

Spence

Daughter
Male

Earnest W

Spence

Son
Male

Harry

Spence

Son
Female

Annie L

Spence

Daughter
Female

Amy

Spence

Daughter
Male

Arthur C

Spence

Son
Female

Hannah

Baker

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spence

Head

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Spence

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bolney, Sussex, England

Eliza S E

Spence

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frances E

Spence

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Earnest W

Spence

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Spence

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie L

Spence

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Amy

Spence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur C

Spence

Son

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Hannah

Baker

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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