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Household of James Spencer (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spencer, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, Joseph (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Alice (born 1854 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Alfred (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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James Spencer's household

Male

James

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Male

Joseph

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Male

Joseph

Ironfield

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Ironfield

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Ironfield

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spencer

Head

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Spencer

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ironfield

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ironfield

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Ironfield

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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