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Household of Joseph Spencer (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spencer, born in 1819 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Spencer, born in 1833 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1864 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1866 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Dinah (born 1868 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, John (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Wife Daughter, Amy (born 1859 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Spencer's household

Male

Joseph

Spencer

Head
Female

Hannah

Spencer

Wife
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Female

Ruth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Spencer

Daughter
Male

John

Speight

Son In Law
Female

Amy

Speight

Wife Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spencer

Head

Married

62

1819

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Spencer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

17

1864

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Dinah

Spencer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John

Speight

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Amy

Speight

Wife Daughter

Married

22

1859

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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