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Household of William Spencer (born 1841, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spencer, born in 1841 in Thorp, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spencer, born in 1842 in Clapham, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1866 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Minnie (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Flora (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1874 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Amy (born 1878 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Annie Marton, born in 1850 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife
Male

George

Spencer

Son
Female

Minnie

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Flora

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Edith

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Amy

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Annie

Marton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Thorp, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

40

1841

Thorp, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Spencer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Clapham, Surrey, England

George

Spencer

Son

Single

15

1866

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Minnie

Spencer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Flora

Spencer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Edith

Spencer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Amy

Spencer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Annie

Marton

Visitor

-

31

1850

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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