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Household of Peter Spencer (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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.

Peter Spencer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Spencer, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spencer, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Ellen (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Servant, Letitia (born 1865 in Stockport, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Spencer's household

Male

Peter

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary A

Spencer

Wife
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Female

Mary E

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Spencer

Son
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Female

Ellen

Lyon

Servant
Female

Letitia

Rodgers

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Spencer

Head

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Spencer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Spencer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Spencer

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lyon

Servant

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Letitia

Rodgers

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stockport, Lancashire, England

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