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Household of Alex O Spence (born 1820, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
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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.
Alex O Spence and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex O Spence, born in 1820 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alex O was the head of the household, married to Jane O O Spence, born in 1842 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine M O (born 1868 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Moir O (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane M O (born 1874 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Margaret O O (born 1875 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Ann M O (born 1878 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex O's Servant, Christina (born 1840 in Tulloch, Perthshire, Scotland), Alex O's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alex O's Servant, Isabella (born 1850 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Alex O's Servant, Margaret Ann (born 1855 in Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alex O Spence's household
Alex O
Spence
Head
Jane O O
Spence
Wife
Catherine M O
Spence
Daughter
Moir O
Spence
Son
Jane M O
Spence
Daughter
Margaret O O
Spence
Daughter
Ann M O
Spence
Daughter
Christina
Cameron
Servant
Jane
Cunningham
Servant
Isabella
McLean
Servant
Margaret Ann
Shiels
Servant
| First name(s) | Alex O |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex O | Spence | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane O O | Spence | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine M O | Spence | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Moir O | Spence | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane M O | Spence | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret O O | Spence | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Ann M O | Spence | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Cameron | Servant | Unmarried | 41 | 1840 | Tulloch, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cunningham | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | McLean | Servant | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret Ann | Shiels | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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