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Household of William Spencer (born 1855, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spencer, born in 1855 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Spencer, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John Henry (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Lydia (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, John (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1816 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger Head, Margaret (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Mary

Spencer

Wife
Male

George

Spencer

Son
Male

John

Edmondson

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edmondson

Wife
Male

John Henry

Edmondson

Son
Male

Richard

Kenyon

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Kenyon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Short

Lodger Head
Female

Lydia

Short

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

26

1855

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Spencer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

George

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Edmondson

Lodger Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Edmondson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Edmondson

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Kenyon

Lodger Head

Married

65

1816

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Kenyon

Wife

Married

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Short

Lodger Head

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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