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Household of John Spence (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1829 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Spence, born in 1826 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Blackburn (born 1854 in York, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1856 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Frances Ann (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Ann Rhodes, born in 1829 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Wife
Male

Blackburn

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Frances Ann

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ann

Rhodes

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spence

Wife

Married

55

1826

York, Yorkshire, England

Blackburn

Spence

Son

Married

27

1854

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

25

1856

York, Yorkshire, England

Frances Ann

Spence

Daughter

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Rhodes

Visitor

Widow

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

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