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Household of John Spencer (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Spencer, born in 1836 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1875 in Ireland) and Barbara (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Spencer's household

Male

John

Spencer

Head
Female

Jane

Spencer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Female

Barbara

Spencer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spencer

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Spencer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Spencer

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Spencer

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

Thomas

Spencer

Son

-

6

1875

Ireland

Barbara

Spencer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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