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Household of James Spencer (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spencer, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Spencer, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Beatrice (born 1879 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Catherine McLean, born in 1861 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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James Spencer's household

Male

James

Spencer

Head
Female

Jessie

Spencer

Wife
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Female

Jessie

Spencer

Daughter
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Female

Isabella

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Edward

Spencer

Son
Female

Beatrice

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McLean

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spencer

Head

Married

47

1834

England

Jessie

Spencer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Spencer

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Spencer

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Spencer

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Spencer

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Spencer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Spencer

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Spencer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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