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Household of William Spence (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1834 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spence, born in 1835 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1864 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1866 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1871 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), George E (born 1877 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Edmund Hy (born 1879 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Mary A

Spence

Wife
Female

Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

John

Spence

Son
Female

Mary A

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ada

Spence

Daughter
Male

George E

Spence

Son
Male

Edmund Hy

Spence

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

47

1834

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Spence

Wife

Married

46

1835

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spence

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

John

Spence

Son

Single

15

1866

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Spence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Spence

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

George E

Spence

Son

Single

4

1877

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Edmund Hy

Spence

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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