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Household of John Spence (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1852 in Middleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spence, born in 1851 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's So, George H Spence, born in 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England.


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Margaret

Spence

Wife
Male

Arthur

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

George H

Spence

So
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

29

1852

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Spence

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Arthur

Spence

Son

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

George H

Spence

So

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

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