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Household of William Spencer (born 1822, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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 Spencer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spencer, born in 1822 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Spencer, born in 1838 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England. They had 9 children; Charlotte (born 1860 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1864 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Rose (born 1866 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1867 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Amy (born 1872 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), George (born 1875 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Richard (born 1877 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1879 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Charlotte Cook, born in 1816 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Martha

Spencer

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Spencer

Daughter
Male

William H

Spencer

Son
Female

Rose

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Jane

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Spencer

Son
Female

Amy

Spencer

Daughter
Male

George

Spencer

Son
Male

Richard

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Spencer

Son
Female

Charlotte

Cook

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

59

1822

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Martha

Spencer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Spencer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

William H

Spencer

Son

Single

17

1864

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Rose

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Jane

Spencer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Spencer

Son

Single

12

1869

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Amy

Spencer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

George

Spencer

Son

Single

6

1875

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Richard

Spencer

Son

Single

4

1877

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

John

Spencer

Son

Single

2

1879

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Cook

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

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