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Household of Robert Spencer (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Spencer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spencer, born in 1834 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spencer, born in 1836 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John Thomas (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1863 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Hartley (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Spencer's household

Male

Robert

Spencer

Head
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Spencer

Son
Male

Edmund

Spencer

Son
Female

Amy

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Hartley

Spencer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Spencer

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Spencer

Head

Married

47

1834

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spencer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Spencer

Son

Single

18

1863

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Amy

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hartley

Spencer

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Spencer

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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