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Household of William Spence (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1830 in Barwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spence, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Frank (born 1856 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1859 in Sale, Cheshire, England), William (born 1866 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England) and Nellie (born 1876 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Wife
Male

Frank

Spence

Son
Male

Walter

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Spence

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Barwick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

51

1830

Barwick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Frank

Spence

Son

Single

25

1856

Sale, Cheshire, England

Walter

Spence

Son

Single

22

1859

Sale, Cheshire, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

15

1866

Sale, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sale, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Spence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Nellie

Spence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

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