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Household of John Spear (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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 Spear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spear, born in 1845 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann S Spear, born in 1851 in Whitchurch, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Alfred J (born 1878 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Ellen B (born 1880 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Edith E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Stott, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Spear's household

Male

John

Spear

Head
Female

Ann S

Spear

Wife
Male

Alfred J

Spear

Son
Female

Ellen B

Spear

Daughter
Male

James

Stott

Lodger
Female

Edith A

Stott

Wife
Female

Edith E

Stott

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spear

Head

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Ann S

Spear

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Alfred J

Spear

Son

Single

3

1878

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Ellen B

Spear

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

James

Stott

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Stott

Wife

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith E

Stott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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