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Household of Robert Spence (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, 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.

Robert Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spence, born in 1820 in Clapham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary E Spence, born in 1833 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Richard H (born 1859 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England) and Edmund (born 1873 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder Head, William Brown, born in 1856 in Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Spence's household

Male

Robert

Spence

Head
Female

Mary E

Spence

Wife
Male

Richard H

Spence

Son
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Spence

Son
Male

William

Brown

Boarder Head
Female

Charlotte

Brown

Wife
First name(s) Robert
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Spence

Head

Married

61

1820

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Spence

Wife

Married

48

1833

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Richard H

Spence

Son

Single

22

1859

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Edmund

Spence

Son

Single

8

1873

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

William

Brown

Boarder Head

Married

25

1856

Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Brown

Wife

Married

23

1858

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

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