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Household of John Wm Spencer (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 Wm Spencer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wm Spencer, born in 1832 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John Wm was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Spencer, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George Herbert (born 1863 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Frederick Wm (born 1865 in -), Sarah Ann Laura (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Arthur Percy (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Donald (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Cecil (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Wm's Servant, Kate (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John Wm's Servant, Ruth (born 1862 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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John Wm Spencer's household

Male

John Wm

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Spencer

Wife
Male

George Herbert

Spencer

Son
Male

Frederick Wm

Spencer

Son
Female

Sarah Ann Laura

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Male

Arthur Percy

Spencer

Son
Male

Donald

Spencer

Son
Male

Cecil

Spencer

Son
Female

Kate

Davenport

Servant
Female

Ruth

Rey

Servant
First name(s) John Wm
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Wm

Spencer

Head

Married

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Spencer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

George Herbert

Spencer

Son

Single

18

1863

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Frederick Wm

Spencer

Son

Single

16

1865

-

Sarah Ann Laura

Spencer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Arthur Percy

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Donald

Spencer

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Cecil

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Kate

Davenport

Servant

Single

20

1861

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ruth

Rey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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