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Household of Thomas Spencer (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Spencer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spencer, born in 1836 in Ordale, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Riley Spencer, born in 1849 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Robert Mason (born 1876 in Ordale, Lancashire, England) and Alice Mary (born 1878 in Ordale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Ann Whitham, born in 1866 in Nelson, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Spencer's household

Male

Thomas

Spencer

Head
Female

Annie Riley

Spencer

Wife
Male

Robert Mason

Spencer

Son
Female

Alice Mary

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Whitham

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ordale, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spencer

Head

Married

45

1836

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Annie Riley

Spencer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Robert Mason

Spencer

Son

Single

5

1876

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Alice Mary

Spencer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Whitham

Servant

Single

15

1866

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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