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Household of Reuben Spencer (born 1831, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Reuben Spencer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Spencer, born in 1831 in Belper, Derbyshire, consisted of 12 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Martha Spencer, born in 1833 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; W Baldwin (born 1861 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Marion (born 1865 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1867 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Mabel (born 1869 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Douglas R (born 1871 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Nora (born 1876 in Stretford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Reuben's Servant, Fanny (born 1860 in Ripley, Derbyshire, England), Reuben's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1861 in Ripley, Derbyshire, England) and Reuben's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Ripley, Derbyshire, England).


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Reuben Spencer's household

Male

Reuben

Spencer

Head
Female

Martha

Spencer

Wife
Male

W Baldwin

Spencer

Son
Female

Marion

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Douglas R

Spencer

Son
Female

Harriet

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Nora

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Haynes

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Camp

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thornley

Servant
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Belper, Derbyshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Spencer

Head

Married

50

1831

Belper, Derbyshire, England

Martha

Spencer

Wife

Married

48

1833

London, Middlesex, England

W Baldwin

Spencer

Son

Single

20

1861

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Marion

Spencer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Spencer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Douglas R

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Spencer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Nora

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Haynes

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ripley, Derbyshire, England

Mary Jane

Camp

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ripley, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ripley, Derbyshire, England

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