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Household of Alex Spence (born 1846, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, 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 Spence and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Spence, born in 1846 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Isabella Spence, born in 1847 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Jannet (born 1861 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Agness (born 1863 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alex's Servant, William (born 1864 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, David (born 1855 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alex Spence's household

Male

Alex

Spence

Head
Female

Isabella

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

Peter

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Jannet

Spence

Servant
Female

Agness

Spence

Servant
Male

William

Fleming

Servant
Male

David

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Spence

Head

Married

35

1846

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Spence

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Spence

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Spence

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jannet

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agness

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Fleming

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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