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Household of John Spence (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1839 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Spence, born in 1838 in Barnard Castle, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1863 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1871 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England), Violet (born 1874 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1878 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Wife
Male

James

Spence

Son
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Spence

Daughter
Female

Lily

Spence

Daughter
Female

Violet

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

Fred

Spence

Son
Male

Ernest

Spence

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

42

1839

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spence

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barnard Castle, Yorkshire, England

James

Spence

Son

Single

18

1863

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Spence

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Spence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Violet

Spence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

5

1876

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Spence

Son

Single

3

1878

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Spence

Son

Single

1

1880

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

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