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Household of John Spencer (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 1852 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Spencer, born in 1815 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1849 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Ben (born 1856 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1858 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1862 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1872 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Wife
Female

Alice

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Ben

Spencer

Son
Male

Joseph

Spencer

Son
Male

Edward

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Alice

Spencer

Wife
Male

John W

Spencer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Accrington, 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

64

1817

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Spencer

Wife

Married

66

1815

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ben

Spencer

Son

Single

25

1856

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Spencer

Son

Single

23

1858

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Edward

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John

Spencer

Head

Married

29

1852

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John W

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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