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Household of John Spencer (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1836 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1841 in Sefton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Phoebe Bolton (Spencer), born in 1864 in Aintree, Lancashire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Bolton (Spencer)

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Annie

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John

Spencer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place West Derby, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

45

1836

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sefton, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Bolton (Spencer)

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Aintree, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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