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Household of Thomas Spencer (born 1848, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spencer, born in 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1801 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Johnson (born 1858 in Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Spencer's household

Male

Thomas

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Female

Mary

Grieves

Boarder
Male

Johnson

Davison

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Spencer

Head

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Grieves

Boarder

Widow

80

1801

Sunderland, Durham, England

Johnson

Davison

Boarder

Widower

23

1858

Middlesex, England

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