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Household of John Spencer (born 1854, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Spencer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1854 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1854 in Bridport, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1874 in Bridport, Dorset, England) and John (born 1876 in Bridport, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Solomon (born 1860 in Bridport, Dorset, England) and John's Lodger Head, Isaac (born 1818 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Male

Solomon

Spencer

Brother
Male

Isaac

Jones

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

27

1854

Bridport, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bridport, Dorset, England

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bridport, Dorset, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

5

1876

Bridport, Dorset, England

Solomon

Spencer

Brother

Single

21

1860

Bridport, Dorset, England

Isaac

Jones

Lodger Head

Single

63

1818

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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