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Household of John Spence (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Spence and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1839 in Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah B Spence, born in 1835 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1865 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), Claud O (born 1869 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), Edmond (born 1872 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) and Cyril L (born 1875 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary H (born 1862 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Tom (born 1863 in Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Sarah B

Spence

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Spence

Daughter
Female

Claud O

Spence

Daughter
Male

Edmond

Spence

Son
Male

Cyril L

Spence

Son
Female

Mary H

Dixon

Servant
Male

Tom

Frankland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

42

1839

Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Sarah B

Spence

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Spence

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Claud O

Spence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Edmond

Spence

Son

Single

9

1872

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Cyril L

Spence

Son

Single

6

1875

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Dixon

Servant

Single

19

1862

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Frankland

Servant

Single

18

1863

Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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