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Household of John Spence (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1838 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1839 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Mary Jane (born 1861 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edward (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Richard (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Clara (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

Edward

Spence

Son
Male

Richard

Spence

Son
Female

Clara

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

43

1838

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

42

1839

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Spence

Son

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Spence

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edward

Spence

Son

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

Richard

Spence

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Clara

Spence

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

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