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Household of William Spence (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1845 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Spence

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Spence

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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