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Household of Robert Spence (born 1835, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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.

Robert Spence and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spence, born in 1835 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Spence, born in 1845 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Bickley, Kent, England), Ethel M (born 1875 in Bickley, Kent, England), Mabel (born 1877 in Bickley, Kent, England), Dorothy A (born 1878 in Bickley, Kent, England) and Reginald A (born 1880 in Bickley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Emma (born 1846 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Robert's Servant, Annie (born 1854 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Alice E (born 1865 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Spence's household

Male

Robert

Spence

Head
Female

Alice

Spence

Wife
Female

Margaret

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Spence

Daughter
Female

Dorothy A

Spence

Daughter
Male

Reginald A

Spence

Son
Female

Emma

Fairbairn

Servant
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Servant
Female

Annie

Brady

Servant
Female

Alice E

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Spence

Head

Married

46

1835

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Alice

Spence

Wife

Married

36

1845

Walworth, Surrey, England

Margaret

Spence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bickley, Kent, England

Ethel M

Spence

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bickley, Kent, England

Mabel

Spence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bickley, Kent, England

Dorothy A

Spence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bickley, Kent, England

Reginald A

Spence

Son

Single

1

1880

Bickley, Kent, England

Emma

Fairbairn

Servant

Single

35

1846

Southwark, Surrey, England

Mary

Sheldon

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Annie

Brady

Servant

Single

27

1854

Chester, Cheshire, England

Alice E

Smith

Servant

Single

16

1865

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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