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Household of Henry Spence (born 1824, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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.

Henry Spence and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Spence, born in 1824 in Hurlet, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Spence, born in 1834 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1856 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1860 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hendry (born 1871 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Henry Spence's household

Male

Henry

Spence

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Spence

Wife
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Spence

Daughter
Male

James

Spence

Son
Female

Annie

Spence

Daughter
Female

Janet

Spence

Daughter
Male

Hendry

Spence

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Spence

Head

Married

57

1824

Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Spence

Wife

Married

47

1834

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Spence

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Spence

Daughter

-

12

1869

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hendry

Spence

Son

-

10

1871

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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