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Household of John Spencer (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1842 in Wistow, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Spencer, born in 1831 in Wistow, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1868 in Wistow, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Wistow, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1872 in Wistow, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Harriet Hebden, born in 1863 in Wistow, Yorkshire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Harriet

Spencer

Wife
Male

Charles

Spencer

Son
Female

Annie

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Emma

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Hebden

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

39

1842

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Spencer

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Spencer

Son

Single

13

1868

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Spencer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Hebden

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

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