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Household of Joseph Spencer (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spencer, born in 1831 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1834 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1861 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, Fred Sheard, born in 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Spencer's household

Male

Joseph

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Male

Fred

Sheard

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spencer

Head

Married

50

1831

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

20

1861

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Sheard

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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