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Household of Alexander Spence (born 1805, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Alexander Spence and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Spence, born in 1805 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet A Spence, born in 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret Lucy (born 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander E (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James A (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert Stuart (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Caroline Annie (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George Henry (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Spence's household
Alexander
Spence
Head
Janet A
Spence
Wife
Margaret Lucy
Spence
Daughter
Janet
Spence
Daughter
Alexander E
Spence
Son
James A
Spence
Son
Robert Stuart
Spence
Son
Caroline Annie
Spence
Daughter
George Henry
Spence
Son
Jane
Grant
Servant
Elizabeth
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Spence | Head | Married | 76 | 1805 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet A | Spence | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret Lucy | Spence | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Spence | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander E | Spence | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James A | Spence | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert Stuart | Spence | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Caroline Annie | Spence | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George Henry | Spence | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Grant | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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