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Household of John Spencer (born 1818, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Preston, Sussex, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1818 in Warnham, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1821 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, Alfred (born 1850 in Chichester, Sussex, England), John's Assistant, Selina (born 1856 in Scaling, Essex, England) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Male

Alfred

Kemp

Assistant
Female

Selina

Wakefield

Assistant
Female

Jane

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Warnham, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

63

1818

Warnham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Alfred

Kemp

Assistant

Single

31

1850

Chichester, Sussex, England

Selina

Wakefield

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Scaling, Essex, England

Jane

Griffiths

Servant

Single

22

1859

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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