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Household of James Spencer (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1805 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Spencer's household

Male

James

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Male

Frank

Spencer

Son
Female

Annie

Spencer

Daughter
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Spencer

Boarder
Female

Mary

Spencer

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Oldham, 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

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frank

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Spencer

Boarder

Widower

76

1805

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Spencer

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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