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Household of William Spencer (born 1830, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spencer, born in 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Spencer, born in 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Alfred V (born 1841 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), William's Visitor, Mary (born 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, Ada (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Albert (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Harriet

Spencer

Wife
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Alfred V

Nunn

Visitor
Female

Mary

Nunn

Visitor
Female

Ada

Nunn

Visitor
Male

Albert

Nunn

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

51

1830

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Spencer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Spencer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred V

Nunn

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Nunn

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Nunn

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Nunn

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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