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Household of Samuel Spencer (born 1855, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Samuel Spencer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Spencer, born in 1855 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Spencer, born in 1856 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Edwin (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Lavinia (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Sister, Lavinia Swanton, born in 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Samuel Spencer's household

Male

Samuel

Spencer

Head
Female

Jane

Spencer

Wife
Male

Edwin

Spencer

Son
Female

Lavinia

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Swanton

Sister
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Spencer

Head

Married

26

1855

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jane

Spencer

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Lavinia

Spencer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Lavinia

Swanton

Sister

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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