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Household of John S Spencer (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 S Spencer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Spencer, born in 1842 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Spencer, born in 1849 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Ernest J S (born 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Alice C L (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Francis C (born 1874 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Florence A (born 1881 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Servant, Mary A (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John S's Lodger, Lydia (born 1797 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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John S Spencer's household

Male

John S

Spencer

Head
Female

Sarah A

Spencer

Wife
Male

Ernest J S

Spencer

Son
Female

Alice C L

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Francis C

Spencer

Son
Female

Florence A

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Whitfield

Servant
Female

Lydia

Scotford

Lodger
First name(s) John S
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Spencer

Head

Married

39

1842

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Spencer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chatham, Kent, England

Ernest J S

Spencer

Son

Single

11

1870

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alice C L

Spencer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Francis C

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Florence A

Spencer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary A

Whitfield

Servant

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Scotford

Lodger

Single

84

1797

Sheerness, Kent, England

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