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Household of John Spence (born 1844, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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 Spence and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1844 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Spence, born in 1848 in India. They had 1 child; Infant, born 1881 in Wedmore, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter In Law, Mabel (born 1871 in Milverton, Somerset, England), John's Step Son In Law, Homer (born 1876 in Milverton, Somerset, England), John's Governess, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Margate, Kent, England), John's Nurse, Ann (born 1830 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Servant, Fanny (born 1858 in Cutcombe, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Dorcas (born 1861 in Axbridge, Somerset, England).
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John Spence's household
John
Spence
Head
Fanny
Spence
Wife
Mabel
Spurway
Step Daughter In Law
Homer
Spurway
Step Son In Law
Infant
Spurway
Daughter
Elizabeth
Brooke
Governess
Ann
Tidball
Nurse
Fanny
Clatworthy
Servant
Dorcas
Neath
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Taunton, Somerset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Spence | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Taunton, Somerset, England | |
Fanny | Spence | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | India | |
Mabel | Spurway | Step Daughter In Law | Single | 10 | 1871 | Milverton, Somerset, England | |
Homer | Spurway | Step Son In Law | Single | 5 | 1876 | Milverton, Somerset, England | |
Infant | Spurway | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Wedmore, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Brooke | Governess | Single | 22 | 1859 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Ann | Tidball | Nurse | Widow | 51 | 1830 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Fanny | Clatworthy | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Cutcombe, Somerset, England | |
Dorcas | Neath | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Axbridge, Somerset, England |
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