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Household of John Spencer (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spencer, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joe (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Fath In Law, Charles (born 1821 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Brother, Charles (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Sister, Emma (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary A

Spencer

Wife
Male

Joe

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Charles

Stead

Fath In Law
Male

Charles

Stead

Brother
Female

Emma

Stead

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Spencer

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joe

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Stead

Fath In Law

Married

60

1821

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Stead

Brother

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Stead

Sister

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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