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Household of Joseph Spencer (born 1815, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spencer, born in 1815 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; John (born 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Louis (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, James Dodd, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Spencer's household

Male

Joseph

Spencer

Head
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Male

Harry

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Dodd

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Dodd

Wife
Male

Louis

Dodd

Son
Male

George

Dodd

Son
Male

William

Dodd

Son
Female

Mary

Dodd

Daughter
Male

John

Dodd

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spencer

Head

Widower

66

1815

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Spencer

Son

Widower

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Dodd

Lodger Head

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dodd

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Louis

Dodd

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Dodd

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Dodd

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dodd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Dodd

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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