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Household of Joseph Spencer (born 1835, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Joseph Spencer and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spencer, born in 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Clara Spencer, born in 1837 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Isabella (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Clara (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ambrose (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ada (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Ellen (born 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John Hy, born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, John (born 1856 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Sophia (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Joseph Spencer's household

Male

Joseph

Spencer

Head
Female

Clara

Spencer

Wife
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Female

Isabella

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Clara

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Spencer

Son
Male

Ambrose

Spencer

Son
Female

Ada

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John

Lowry

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Lowry

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Lowry

Grand Son
Female

Sophia

Griffeths

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spencer

Head

Married

46

1835

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Clara

Spencer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

19

1862

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Isabella

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Clara

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Spencer

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ambrose

Spencer

Son

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ada

Spencer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Lowry

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Lowry

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John Hy

Lowry

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sophia

Griffeths

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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