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Household of John Spencer (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 1820 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Spencer, born in 1816 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1850 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1853 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Emma (born 1874 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Scotland).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Ruth

Spencer

Wife
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Male

Henry

Spencer

Son
Female

Emma

Spencer

Niece
Male

Henry

Kilgour

Boarder
Male

James

Edwards

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ulverston, 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

61

1820

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Spencer

Wife

Married

65

1816

Leyland, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

31

1850

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Spencer

Son

Widower

28

1853

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Spencer

Niece

Single

7

1874

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Kilgour

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Scotland

James

Edwards

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Scotland

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