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Household of Thomas Spence (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

Thomas Spence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Spence, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Ferrybridge, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Edward (born 1809 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Spence's household

Male

Thomas

Spence

Head
Female

Alice

Spence

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Female

Alice

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ann

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
Female

Mary

Pedrick

Boarder
Male

Edward

Nixon

Boarder
Male

Robert

Nixon

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spence

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spence

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Spence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ferrybridge, Lancashire, England

Ann

Spence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Spence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spence

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pedrick

Boarder

Widow

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward

Nixon

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Nixon

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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