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Household of William Spencer (born 1840, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spencer, born in 1840 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Spencer, born in 1840 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Robert C (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Ada (born 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, George A Bartlett, born in 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Matilda

Spencer

Wife
Male

Robert C

Spencer

Son
Male

Frederick

Spencer

Son
Female

Ada

Spencer

Daughter
Male

George A

Bartlett

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

41

1840

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Matilda

Spencer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Robert C

Spencer

Son

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Frederick

Spencer

Son

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ada

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lambeth, Surrey, England

George A

Bartlett

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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