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Household of Alexander Spence (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, 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 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spence, born in 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Margaret D (born 1876 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, George Crabb, born in 1853 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Spence's household

Male

Alexander

Spence

Head
Female

Mary A

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Female

Margaret D

Spence

Daughter
Male

George

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
Female

George

Crabb

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeen, 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

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Spence

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

-

8

1873

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Spence

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Spence

Son

-

3

1878

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Spence

Son

-

0

1881

Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Crabb

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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