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Household of Thomas Spencer (born 1843, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spencer, born in 1843 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Spencer, born in 1839 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Isaac (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Martha (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Son, William (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Stepdaughter, Lydia (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Spencer's household

Male

Thomas

Spencer

Head
Female

Harriet

Spencer

Wife
Male

Isaac

Spencer

Son
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Female

Hannah

Greaves

Step Daughter
Female

Alice

Greaves

Step Daughter
Female

Martha

Greaves

Step Daughter
Male

William

Greaves

Step Son
Female

Lydia

Greaves

Stepdaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spencer

Head

Married

38

1843

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Spencer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Spencer

Son

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Greaves

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Greaves

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Martha

Greaves

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Greaves

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Greaves

Stepdaughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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