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Household of William Spence (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1843 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spence, born in 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Sarah H, born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Sarah Oates, born in 1803 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Sarah

Spence

Wife
Female

Sarah H

Spence

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Oates

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

38

1843

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Spence

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah H

Spence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Oates

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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