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Household of Matilda Spence (born 1829, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Matilda Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda Spence, born in 1829 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Matilda was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Eleanor (born 1855 in Scotland), Ida (born 1861 in Scotland) and William (born 1863 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matilda's Visitor, Ethel (born 1865 in Somerset, England), Matilda's Servant, Naomi (born 1848 in Suffolk, England) and Matilda's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Matilda Spence's household

Female

Matilda

Spence

Head
Female

Eleanor

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ida

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Ethel

Allen

Visitor
Female

Naomi

Paine

Servant
Female

Isabella

Whitmee

Servant
First name(s) Matilda
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

Spence

Head

Widow

52

1829

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Eleanor

Spence

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Scotland

Ida

Spence

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Scotland

William

Spence

Son

Single

18

1863

Scotland

Ethel

Allen

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

Naomi

Paine

Servant

Single

33

1848

Suffolk, England

Isabella

Whitmee

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England

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