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Household of John P Spencer (born 1800, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

John P Spencer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John P Spencer, born in 1800 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John P was the head of the household, married to Anne M Spencer, born in 1814 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1839 in Oakhill, Somerset, England) and Lucy (born 1841 in Oakhill, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John P's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1837 in Cornwall, England), John P's Servant, Anna (born 1846 in Kilmington, Somerset, England), John P's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Kilmington, Somerset, England), John P's Servant, Martha (born 1832 in Ashwick, Somerset, England) and John P's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Binegar, Somerset, England).


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John P Spencer's household

Male

John P

Spencer

Head
Female

Anne M

Spencer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bencla

Servant
Female

Anna

Gascoingne

Servant
Female

Sarah

Gascoigne

Servant
Female

Martha

Well

Servant
Female

Eliza

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) John P
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John P

Spencer

Head

Married

81

1800

Somerset, England

Anne M

Spencer

Wife

Married

67

1814

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Spencer

Daughter

Single

42

1839

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Lucy

Spencer

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Bencla

Servant

Single

44

1837

Cornwall, England

Anna

Gascoingne

Servant

Single

35

1846

Kilmington, Somerset, England

Sarah

Gascoigne

Servant

Single

21

1860

Kilmington, Somerset, England

Martha

Well

Servant

Single

49

1832

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Eliza

Taylor

Servant

Single

15

1866

Binegar, Somerset, England

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