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Household of Samuel Spencer (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Spencer, born in 1821 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to William C Spencer, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William C, born 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; John A (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Cheshire, England) and Frank S (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Son Wife, Hannah (born 1846 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Samuel's -, William H (born 1881 in Cheshire, England), Samuel's Unm, Dora (born 1858 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Samuel's Wid, Ellen (born 1859 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and Samuel's Unm, Selina (born 1857 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Spencer's household

Male

Samuel

Spencer

Head
Male

William C

Spencer

Son
Female

Hannah

Spencer

Son Wife
Male

John A

Spencer

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Spencer

Grand Son
Male

Frank S

Spencer

Grand Son
Male

William H

Spencer

-
Female

Dora

Rimmer

Unm
Female

Ellen

Rogers

Wid
Female

Selina

Lawson

Unm
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Spencer

Head

Married

60

1821

Devon, England

William C

Spencer

Son

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Spencer

Son Wife

Married

35

1846

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

John A

Spencer

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward

Spencer

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Frank S

Spencer

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

William H

Spencer

-

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

Dora

Rimmer

Unm

Single

23

1858

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Ellen

Rogers

Wid

Single

22

1859

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Selina

Lawson

Unm

Single

24

1857

Chester, Cheshire, England

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