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Household of John Spencer (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1837 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Spencer, born in 1839 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Carr, born in 1853 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Spencer

Wife
Male

Robert

Spencer

Son
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Jane

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Carr

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Salford, 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

44

1837

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Spencer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Salford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Spencer

Son

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Spencer

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Carr

Servant

Single

28

1853

Salford, Lancashire, England

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