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Household of William Spence (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1841 in Walkington, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spence, born in 1851 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elen Matilda (born 1872 in Cottam, Yorkshire, England), Arthur Wm (born 1877 in Skidby, Yorkshire, England), Lilian Jane (born 1878 in Skidby, Yorkshire, England) and George Robert (born 1881 in Tickton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robert (born 1841 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Joseph (born 1826 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, George (born 1867 in Woodmansey, Yorkshire, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Wife
Female

Elen Matilda

Spence

Daughter
Male

Arthur Wm

Spence

Son
Female

Lilian Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

George Robert

Spence

Son
Male

Robert

Richardson

Servant
Male

Joseph

Spence

Servant
Male

George

Elvidge

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

40

1841

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Elen Matilda

Spence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cottam, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Wm

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Skidby, Yorkshire, England

Lilian Jane

Spence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Skidby, Yorkshire, England

George Robert

Spence

Son

Single

0

1881

Tickton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Richardson

Servant

Single

40

1841

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Spence

Servant

Single

55

1826

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

George

Elvidge

Servant

Single

14

1867

Woodmansey, Yorkshire, England

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