"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-L92C : accessed 11 April 2016), William H Spencer, , Conesus, Livingston, New York, United States; citing source p. 8, line 18, household ID 266, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 510,543.
"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNV9-HC2 : accessed 11 April 2016), Wm H Spencer, Conesus, Livingston, New York, United States; citing p. 15, line 10, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 510,545.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSNY-KNS : accessed 11 April 2016), William Spencer, Conesus Township, Livingston, New York, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,070.
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Spencer-11452 and Spencer-8017 appear to represent the same person because: same name and parents - birth and death years are close but not exact match, so we'll need to choose the best dates if these are clearly the same person.