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Household of John Saml Spence (born 1832, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Saml Spence and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Saml Spence, born in 1832 in Wigton, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John Saml was the head of the household, married to Emma Gill Spence, born in 1835 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 1 child; John Ernest, born 1866 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John Saml's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1798 in Tavistock, Devon, England), John Saml's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Sigglesthorne, Yorkshire, England) and John Saml's Servant, Ann E (born 1864 in Rishton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Saml Spence's household

Male

John Saml

Spence

Head
Female

Emma Gill

Spence

Wife
Male

John Ernest

Spence

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Bilton

Servant
Female

Ann E

Adkin

Servant
First name(s) John Saml
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wigton, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Saml

Spence

Head

Married

49

1832

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Emma Gill

Spence

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tavistock, Devon, England

John Ernest

Spence

Son

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Jackson

Mother In Law

Widow

83

1798

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary

Bilton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sigglesthorne, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Adkin

Servant

Single

17

1864

Rishton, Yorkshire, England

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