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Household of William Spencer (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Spencer, born in 1826 in Halsall, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Josep Mc Guire, born in 1838 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Alice

Spencer

Wife
Female

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Male

Josep

Mc Guire

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Wife

Married

55

1826

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Spencer

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Spencer

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Josep

Mc Guire

Lodger

Married

43

1838

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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