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Household of Andrew Spence (born 1849, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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.

Andrew Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Spence, born in 1849 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1849 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1880 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Niece, Janet Jackson, born in 1866 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Andrew Spence's household

Male

Andrew

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Spence

Daughter
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Janet

Jackson

Niece
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Spence

Head

Married

32

1849

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Spence

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Spence

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Jackson

Niece

Unmarried

15

1866

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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