SPENCER, George

1839 - 1914  (75 years)

• Name	SPENCER, George
  Birth	1839	Erringden, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Ω Census Son	7 Apr 1861	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England
  Ω Census Son	7 Apr 1861	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	a Farmer of 14 acres, living with his wife Sarah, son George, daughters Jane SPENCER and Ann HORSFALL, son-in-law Richard HORSFALL Witness Role: Principal: Thomas SPENCER
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  an Oil Presser, living with his wife Ann, son Thomas, mother Sally SPENCER Witness Role: Head of Household: George SPENCER Witness Role: Wife: Ann HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Thomas SPENCER Witness Role: Mother: Sally
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  a Farmer of 16 acres and Oil Refiner, living with his wife Ann, sons Thomas, Robert and Fred, daughters Emma and Sarah Witness Role: Head of Household: George SPENCER Witness Role: Wife: Ann HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Thomas SPENCER Witness Role: Son: Robert SPENCER Witness Role: Daughter: Emma SPENCER Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah SPENCER Witness Role: Son: Fred SPENCER
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Hollock Lee, Erringden, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  an Oil Presser, living with his wife Ann, sons Thomas, Robert and Fred, daughters Emma and Sarah Witness Role: Head of Household: George SPENCER Witness Role: Wife: Ann HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Thomas SPENCER Witness Role: Son: Robert SPENCER Witness Role: Daughter: Emma SPENCER Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah SPENCER Witness Role: Son: Fred SPENCER
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Hollock Lee Farm, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Hollock Lee Farm, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  a Farmer, living with his wife Ann, sons Robert and Fred, daughters Emma and Sarah Witness Role: Head of Household: George SPENCER Witness Role: Wife: Ann HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Robert SPENCER Witness Role: Daughter: Emma SPENCER Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah SPENCER Witness Role: Son: Fred SPENCER
  Census	2 Apr 1911	5 Queen Street, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England
  Census	2 Apr 1911	5 Queen Street, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England   [7]
  a Retired Farmer, living with his wife Ann, daughter Sarah (married 41 years - 5 children - 5 living) Witness Role: Head of Household: George SPENCER Witness Role: Wife: Ann HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah SPENCER
  Death	15 Oct 1914	Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England   [8]
  Person ID	I7001	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	SPENCER, Thomas,   b. 1798, Wadsworth, Yorkshire, England d. Bef 1871 (Age < 72 years)
  Mother	Sally,   b. 1801, Erringden, Yorkshire, England
  Marriage	Bef 1837
  Family ID	F5688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HALSTEAD, Ann,   b. 2 Oct 1840, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England d. Dec 1932, 5 Queen Street, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1870	St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England   [9, 10]
  	After Banns. The marriage was witnessed by John THOMAS and Joseph SAGAR.
  Children	1. SPENCER, Thomas,   b. 1870, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England   2. SPENCER, Robert,   b. 1873, Erringden, Yorkshire, England   3. SPENCER, Emma,   b. 1876, Erringden, Yorkshire, England d. 1956, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England (Age 80 years)   4. SPENCER, Sarah,   b. 25 Aug 1877, Erringden, Yorkshire, England   5. SPENCER, Fred,   b. 1880, Erringden, Yorkshire, England d. Between 1921 and 1939 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F1396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Family Tree of William Halstead b1415, (Details have come from a hand drawn family tree originally produced by Ray LEWIS-JONES.), 24. Chart 4 [S9358] Census 1861 RG09 Piece:3231 Folio:043 Page:03, 9372. [S6195] Census 1871 RG10 Piece:4325 Folio:057 Page:08, 6201. [S6196] Census 1881 RG11 Piece:4355 Folio:041 Page:07, 6202. [S6197] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3543 Folio:152 Page:05, 6203. [S12133] Census 1901 RG13 Piece:4083 Folio:084 Page:04, 11955. [S12134] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:26130 Schedule:0096, 11956. [S3] GRO Deaths Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Death registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 3. Q4 1914 - Ref 9a 266 - Todmorden aged 75 [S5524] Certificate Marriage held, (We hold a copy of the marriage certificate for all of these. If you require a copy please contact us. They are not available on our site due to the number and overall size), 5. [S78] GRO Marriages Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Marriage registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 2. Q1 1870 - Ref 9a 586 - Halifax