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Household of William Spence (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Spence and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1841 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spence, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; David R (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Mary Eliz (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Edith A (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), Rebecca (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Alexander J (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Charles (born 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger Head, Alexander (born 1834 in Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Sarah

Spence

Wife
Male

David R

Spence

Son
Female

Mary Eliz

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Amelia

Spence

Daughter
Male

George H

Spence

Son
Female

Edith A

Spence

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Spence

Daughter
Male

Charles

Reece

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Reece

Visitor
Male

Alexander

Adams

Lodger Head
Female

Joanna

Adams

Wife
Male

Alexander J

Adams

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Spence

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

David R

Spence

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Mary Eliz

Spence

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Spence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

George H

Spence

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Spence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Spence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Reece

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Reece

Visitor

Married

22

1859

York, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Adams

Lodger Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Joanna

Adams

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander J

Adams

Son

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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