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Household of William M Spence (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 M Spence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William M Spence, born in 1819 in Otley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William M was the head of the household, married to Susan Spence, born in 1828 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie Susan (born 1854 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Caroline E (born 1858 in Weston, Yorkshire, England) and Albert C (born 1860 in Weston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William M's Servant, Martha (born 1838 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), William M's Servant, Eva (born 1857 in Westvale, Yorkshire, England), William M's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Potternewton, Yorkshire, England), William M's Servant, William J (born 1862 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England) and William M's Servant, Frank (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England).


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William M Spence's household

Male

William M

Spence

Head
Female

Susan

Spence

Wife
Female

Annie Susan

Spence

Daughter
Female

Caroline E

Spence

Daughter
Male

Albert C

Spence

Son
Female

Martha

Pearson

Servant
Female

Eva

Pratt

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Broadbent

Servant
Male

William J

Parr

Servant
Male

Frank

Foote

Servant
First name(s) William M
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Otley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William M

Spence

Head

Married

62

1819

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Spence

Wife

Married

53

1828

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Annie Susan

Spence

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Caroline E

Spence

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Weston, Yorkshire, England

Albert C

Spence

Son

Single

21

1860

Weston, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Pearson

Servant

Single

43

1838

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Pratt

Servant

Single

24

1857

Westvale, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Broadbent

Servant

Single

15

1866

Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

William J

Parr

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Frank

Foote

Servant

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

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