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Household of John Spencer (born 1831, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1831 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Spencer, born in 1834 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1855 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1853 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Nancy (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Matilda Stephenson, born in 1864 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Isabella

Spencer

Wife
Male

Robert

Spencer

Son
Female

Hannah

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Charles

Spencer

Son
Female

Matilda

Stephenson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

50

1831

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Spencer

Wife

Married

47

1834

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Robert

Spencer

Son

Married

26

1855

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Spencer

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Spencer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Spencer

Son

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Stephenson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

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