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Household of James Spencer (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 Spencer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spencer, born in 1840 in Latchford, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1841 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Esther Ann (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James's Father, James (born 1805 in Latchford, Cheshire, England), James's Mother, Ellen (born 1826 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Esther (born 1811 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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James Spencer's household

Male

James

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Female

Esther Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wood

Servant
Male

James

Spencer

Father
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Mother
Female

Esther

Holder

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Latchford, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spencer

Head

Married

41

1840

Latchford, Cheshire, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Esther Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wood

Servant

Single

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Father

Married

76

1805

Latchford, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Spencer

Mother

Married

55

1826

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Esther

Holder

Lodger

Married

70

1811

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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