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Household of William C Spencer (born 1855, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

William C Spencer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Spencer, born in 1855 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1856 in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Bawtry, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Bawtry, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Sister, Mary A (born 1859 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), William C's Brother, Charles (born 1861 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) and William C's Lodger, John (born 1865 in Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, England).


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William C Spencer's household

Male

William C

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Male

Charles

Spencer

Son
Female

Mary A

Spencer

Sister
Male

Charles

Spencer

Brother
Male

John

Matthews

Lodger
First name(s) William C
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Spencer

Head

Married

26

1855

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

25

1856

Whitwell, Derbyshire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Bawtry, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Spencer

Son

Single

0

1881

Bawtry, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Spencer

Sister

Single

22

1859

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Charles

Spencer

Brother

Single

20

1861

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Matthews

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, England

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