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Household of John Spencer (born 1840, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1840 in St Athan, Glamorganshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Spencer, born in 1858 in Bradford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Arthur H (born 1866 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1868 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Herbert H (born 1870 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Frederick M (born 1881 in Bradford, Devon, England) and Maud R (born 1880 in Bradford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Ada (born 1864 in Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Nurse, Sarah (born 1837 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Hannah (born 1860 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in Bradford, Devon, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Sarah E

Spencer

Wife
Male

Arthur H

Spencer

Son
Male

John C

Spencer

Son
Male

Herbert H

Spencer

Son
Male

Frederick M

Spencer

Son
Female

Maud R

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Ada

Spencer

Niece
Female

Sarah

Walker

Nurse
Female

Hannah

Abbott

Servant
Female

Martha

Denby

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Athan, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

41

1840

St Athan, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah E

Spencer

Wife

Married

23

1858

Bradford, Devon, England

Arthur H

Spencer

Son

Single

15

1866

Middleton, Lancashire, England

John C

Spencer

Son

Single

13

1868

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Herbert H

Spencer

Son

Single

11

1870

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Frederick M

Spencer

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Devon, England

Maud R

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Devon, England

Ada

Spencer

Niece

Single

17

1864

Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Walker

Nurse

Married

44

1837

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Abbott

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Denby

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Devon, England

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