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Household of William Spence (born 1816, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Spence and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1816 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spence, born in 1825 in Haslemere, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Marian (born 1855 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and William H (born 1859 in Clapton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Ann (born 1802 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), William's Visitor, Herbert (born 1862 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Sarah L (born 1832 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Mary A

Spence

Wife
Female

Marian

Spence

Daughter
Male

William H

Spence

Son
Female

Ann

Heather

Mother
Male

Herbert

Blatch

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Johnson

Servant
Female

Mary A

Barr

Servant
Female

Sarah L

Warby

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

65

1816

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Mary A

Spence

Wife

Married

56

1825

Haslemere, Surrey, England

Marian

Spence

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Clapton, Middlesex, England

William H

Spence

Son

Single

22

1859

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Ann

Heather

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Blatch

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Johnson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Barr

Servant

Single

23

1858

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sarah L

Warby

Servant

Single

49

1832

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

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