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Household of John Spencer (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1815 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1837 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1837 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1841 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England). They had 1 grandchild; James E, born 1869 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Elizabeth A Welch, born in 1863 in Cheshire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Male

James E

Spencer

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Welch

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

66

1815

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spencer

Daughter

Single

44

1837

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

James E

Spencer

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Welch

Niece

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

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