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Household of John Spencer (born 1801, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Garstang, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1801 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Spencer, born in 1803 in Kendal, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Nancy, born 1832 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Alice Ann (born 1856 in Catterall, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Nancy (born 1865 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1870 in Catterall, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Adelaide (born 1876 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Dorothy

Spencer

Wife
Female

Nancy

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Buck

Lodger
Female

Nancy

Buck

Lodger
Female

Mary

Wilson

Lodger
Female

Adelaide

Boulding

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

80

1801

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Spencer

Wife

Married

78

1803

Kendal, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Blackburn

Daughter

Married

49

1832

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Buck

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Buck

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Adelaide

Boulding

Lodger

Single

5

1876

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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