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Household of John Spencer (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1841 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1847 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1871 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1876 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1826 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1856 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Tom

Spencer

Son
Female

Emma

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Walter

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Sykes

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Sykes

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

40

1841

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

14

1867

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

John

Sykes

Boarder

Single

55

1826

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sykes

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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