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Household of John Spencer (born 1835, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 1835 in Whatley, Warwickshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Spencer, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Maryann (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Florence C (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Laurence Burns, born in 1835 in Temple Sowerby, Westmorland, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary J

Spencer

Wife
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Martha

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Maryann

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Florence C

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Burns

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Whatley, Warwickshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

46

1835

Whatley, Warwickshire, England

Mary J

Spencer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Spencer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Maryann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence C

Spencer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Laurence

Burns

Boarder

Single

46

1835

Temple Sowerby, Westmorland, England

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