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Household of William Spicer (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Spicer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spicer, born in 1847 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mercy Spicer, born in 1846 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Mercy (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Harry (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Widow, Mercy (born 1800 in Isfield, Sussex, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Newick, Sussex, England).


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William Spicer's household

Male

William

Spicer

Head
Female

Mercy

Spicer

Wife
Male

George

Spicer

Son
Female

Mercy

Spicer

Daughter
Male

William

Spicer

Son
Male

Thomas

Spicer

Son
Male

Harry

Spicer

Son
Female

Mercy

Miller

Widow
Male

William

Packham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Spicer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spicer

Head

Married

34

1847

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mercy

Spicer

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brighton, Sussex, England

George

Spicer

Son

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mercy

Spicer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Spicer

Son

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Thomas

Spicer

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Spicer

Son

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mercy

Miller

Widow

Widow

81

1800

Isfield, Sussex, England

William

Packham

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Newick, Sussex, England

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