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Household of John Spencer (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1838 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Spencer, born in 1837 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1867 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1868 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Isabella A (born 1870 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), John R (born 1872 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Lathom, Lancashire, England) and Charles G (born 1879 in Lathom, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, James Howard, born in 1861 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Isabella

Spencer

Wife
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Spencer

Daughter
Male

William H

Spencer

Son
Female

Isabella A

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John R

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

Joseph

Spencer

Son
Male

Charles G

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Howard

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

43

1838

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Spencer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lathom, Lancashire, England

William H

Spencer

Son

Single

13

1868

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Isabella A

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lathom, Lancashire, England

John R

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

Lathom, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Spencer

Son

Single

5

1876

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Charles G

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Lathom, Lancashire, England

James

Howard

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lathom, Lancashire, England

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