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Household of William Spencer (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spencer, born in 1846 in Dudley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Spencer, born in 1844 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Alfred (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Methley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Alfred John (born 1865 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), William's Step Daughter, Mary Eliz (born 1867 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales) and William's Step Son, George Henry (born 1869 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Spencer's household

Male

William

Spencer

Head
Female

Margaret J

Spencer

Wife
Male

Alfred John

Lloyd

Step Son
Female

Mary Eliz

Lloyd

Step Daughter
Male

George Henry

Lloyd

Step Son
Male

William

Spencer

Son
Female

Alice

Spencer

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Spencer

Son
Male

Ernest

Spencer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spencer

Head

Married

35

1846

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Margaret J

Spencer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Alfred John

Lloyd

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary Eliz

Lloyd

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

George Henry

Lloyd

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

William

Spencer

Son

Single

7

1874

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Spencer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Alfred

Spencer

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Ernest

Spencer

Son

Single

1

1880

Methley, Yorkshire, England

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