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Household of James Spencer (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spencer, born in 1828 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Spencer, born in 1831 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; John J (born 1860 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Samuel B (born 1864 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Charles Percy (born 1871 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Arthur E (born 1873 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son Daughter, Alice (born 1858 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Samuel (born 1825 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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James Spencer's household

Male

James

Spencer

Head
Female

Emma

Spencer

Wife
Female

Alice

Spencer

Son Daughter
Male

John J

Spencer

Son
Male

Samuel B

Spencer

Son
Male

Charles Percy

Spencer

Son
Male

Arthur E

Spencer

Son
Male

Samuel

Spencer

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spencer

Head

Married

53

1828

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Emma

Spencer

Wife

Married

50

1831

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Spencer

Son Daughter

Single

23

1858

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John J

Spencer

Son

Single

21

1860

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Samuel B

Spencer

Son

Single

17

1864

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Charles Percy

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Arthur E

Spencer

Son

Single

8

1873

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Spencer

Lodger

Married

56

1825

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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