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Household of James Spence (born 1849, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

James Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spence, born in 1849 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie A Spence, born in 1853 in At Sea. They had 4 children; Annie S (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England), May (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England), Charlotte M (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England) and Helen G (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Annie Smith, born in 1863 in Stoke, Suffolk, England.


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James Spence's household

Male

James

Spence

Head
Female

Maggie A

Spence

Wife
Female

Annie S

Spence

Daughter
Female

May

Spence

Daughter
Female

Charlotte M

Spence

Daughter
Female

Helen G

Spence

Daughter
Female

Annie

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spence

Head

Married

32

1849

Fife, Scotland

Maggie A

Spence

Wife

Married

28

1853

At Sea

Annie S

Spence

Daughter

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

May

Spence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Charlotte M

Spence

Daughter

Single

2

1879

London, Middlesex, England

Helen G

Spence

Daughter

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Smith

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stoke, Suffolk, England

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