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Household of Alexander Spence (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Spence, born in 1824 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Spence, born in 1836 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Anabel, born 1866 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1861 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Jessie (born 1868 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1854 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Spence's household

Male

Alexander

Spence

Head
Female

Ann

Spence

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Step Son
Female

Anabel

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mann

Visitor
Female

Ann

Morrison

Servant
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Spence

Head

Married

57

1824

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Spence

Wife

Married

45

1836

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anabel

Spence

Daughter

-

15

1866

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mann

Visitor

-

13

1868

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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