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Household of William Spence (born 1844, Antrim)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 1844 in Belfast, Antrim, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Spence, born in 1843 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Nancy (born 1863 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Charlotte (born 1872 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Matthew (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Martha

Spence

Wife
Female

Nancy

Spence

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Spence

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Spence

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

37

1844

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Martha

Spence

Wife

Married

38

1843

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Spence

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Spence

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Charlotte

Spence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Matthew

Spence

Son

Single

8

1873

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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