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Household of John Spencer (born 1826, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnham, Surrey, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1826 in Hartfield, Sussex, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rosa Spencer, born in 1833 in Redburn, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; John E (born 1862 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Fanny H (born 1864 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Rosa J (born 1870 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Fredrick S (born 1871 in Farnham, Surrey, England) and Edith A (born 1873 in Farnham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Ruth (born 1797 in Redburn, Hertfordshire, England), John's Assistant, Eliza (born 1848 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), John's Assistant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Ballingdon, Essex, England), John's Assistant, Evangeline (born 1855 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), John's Assistant, Ellen (born 1854 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Domestic, Rose (born 1860 in Farnham, Surrey, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Rosa

Spencer

Wife
Male

John E

Spencer

Son
Female

Fanny H

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Rosa J

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Fredrick S

Spencer

Son
Female

Edith A

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Johnson

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza

Faulkner

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth

Preen

Assistant
Female

Evangeline

Coles

Assistant
Female

Ellen

Matthews

Assistant
Female

Rose

Graham

Domestic
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hartfield, Sussex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

55

1826

Hartfield, Sussex, England

Rosa

Spencer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Redburn, Hertfordshire, England

John E

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Farnham, Surrey, England

Fanny H

Spencer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Farnham, Surrey, England

Rosa J

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Farnham, Surrey, England

Fredrick S

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Farnham, Surrey, England

Edith A

Spencer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Farnham, Surrey, England

Ruth

Johnson

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Redburn, Hertfordshire, England

Eliza

Faulkner

Assistant

Single

33

1848

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Preen

Assistant

Single

33

1848

Ballingdon, Essex, England

Evangeline

Coles

Assistant

Single

26

1855

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Ellen

Matthews

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Rose

Graham

Domestic

Single

21

1860

Farnham, Surrey, England

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