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Household of Alexander Spence (born 1826, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Yell, Shetland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Spence, born in 1826 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Willa Spence, born in 1828 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Christina (born 1853 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary A (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Alexander Spence's household

Male

Alexander

Spence

Head
Female

Willa

Spence

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Spence

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
Male

Andrew

Spence

Son
Female

Christina

Spence

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Mary A

Spence

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Spence

Head

Married

55

1826

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Willa

Spence

Wife

Married

53

1828

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Spence

Son

-

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Spence

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina

Spence

Daughter-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary A

Spence

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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