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Household of Joseph Spencer (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Joseph Spencer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spencer, born in 1817 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spencer, born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1848 in Burnage, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph H (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Ellen Leist, born in 1853 in Pulham, Norfolk, England.


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Joseph Spencer's household

Male

Joseph

Spencer

Head
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Wife
Female

Annie

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Frank

Spencer

Son
Male

Alfred

Spencer

Son
Male

Joseph H

Spencer

Son
Female

Ellen

Leist

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spencer

Head

Married

64

1817

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spencer

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Spencer

Son

Single

33

1848

Burnage, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Spencer

Son

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph H

Spencer

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Leist

Servant

Single

28

1853

Pulham, Norfolk, England

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