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Household of John Spencer (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spencer, born in 1837 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1840 in Startforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Jane Ann (born 1861 in Startforth, Durham, England), George (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), Charles (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), Robert (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Male

George

Spencer

Son
Male

Joseph

Spencer

Son
Male

Charles

Spencer

Son
Female

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spencer

Son
Female

Ada

Spencer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

44

1837

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Startforth, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Startforth, Durham, England

George

Spencer

Son

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Charles

Spencer

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Robert

Spencer

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Ada

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

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