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Household of John Spencer (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1837 in Walkington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1840 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1869 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England) and Kirby (born 1879 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Sarah Ann Spencer, born in 1871 in Arnold, Yorkshire, England.


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Female

Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Spencer

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Spencer

Step Daughter
Male

Kirby

Spencer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Walkington, 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

44

1837

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

21

1860

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Spencer

Son

Single

12

1869

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Spencer

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Arnold, Yorkshire, England

Kirby

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

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