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Household of John Spencer (born 1845, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1845 in Lathom, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Spencer, born in 1852 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margery (born 1873 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1880 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary E (born 1865 in Flintshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, James (born 1845 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Wife
Female

Margery

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spencer

Son
Female

Mary E

Davies

Servant
Male

James

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lathom, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

36

1845

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Spencer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Margery

Spencer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Spencer

Son

Single

0

1881

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Davies

Servant

Single

16

1865

Flintshire, Wales

James

Evans

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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