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Household of Alexina I Spence (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

Alexina I Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexina I Spence, born in 1836 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Alexina I was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Agnes (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Henry M (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas F (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexina I L (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexina I's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and Alexina I's Servant, Isabella (born 1866 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).


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Alexina I Spence's household

Female

Alexina I

Spence

Head
Female

Agnes

Spence

Daughter
Male

Henry M

Spence

Son
Male

Thomas F

Spence

Son
Female

Alexina I L

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Allan

Servant
Female

Isabella

Laird

Servant
First name(s) Alexina I
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexina I

Spence

Head

Widow

45

1836

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Henry M

Spence

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas F

Spence

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Alexina I L

Spence

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Laird

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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