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Household of John Spence (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leyburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1824 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Spence, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1858 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England), Martha Matilda (born 1860 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1864 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England), John Matthew (born 1865 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England) and Isabella (born 1871 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Arthur (born 1865 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Isabella

Spence

Wife
Female

Alice

Spence

Daughter
Female

Martha Matilda

Spence

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Spence

Daughter
Male

John Matthew

Spence

Son
Female

Isabella

Spence

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Clarkson

Servant
Male

Arthur

Calvert

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

57

1824

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Spence

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alice

Spence

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Martha Matilda

Spence

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Spence

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

John Matthew

Spence

Son

Single

16

1865

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Spence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Clarkson

Servant

Single

18

1863

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Calvert

Servant

Single

16

1865

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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