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Household of William Spence (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leyburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1838 in West Witton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spence, born in 1841 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1879 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1881 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Alice (born 1878 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ada

Spence

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Spence

Son
Female

Alice

Spence

Grand Daughter
Male

Herbert

Spence

Son
Male

Thomas

Spence

Grand Son
Male

John W

Spence

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

43

1838

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Spence

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Spence

Son

Single

5

1876

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Spence

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Spence

Son

Single

2

1879

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Spence

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Spence

Son

Single

0

1881

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

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