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Household of Thomas Spencer (born 1838, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spencer, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spencer, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Sarah Elizth (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daugter, Isabella (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Daugter, Emily (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Daugter, Minnie (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Spencer's household

Male

Thomas

Spencer

Head
Female

Margaret

Spencer

Wife
Female

Ann

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Female

Sarah Elizth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Spencer

Daugter
Male

William Henry

Spencer

Son
Male

James

Spencer

Son
Female

Emily

Spencer

Daugter
Female

Minnie

Spencer

Daugter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
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

Spencer

Head

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Spencer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Spencer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Sarah Elizth

Spencer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Isabella

Spencer

Daugter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

William Henry

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Spencer

Daugter

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Spencer

Daugter

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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