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Household of James Spence (born 1829, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Garmouth Urquhart, Moray, 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.

James Spence and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spence, born in 1829 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara M Spence, born in 1837 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Hugh T (born 1865 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William H (born 1866 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Alexander P (born 1872 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John G (born 1873 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Isabella T (born 1877 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jessie Simpson, born in 1863 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.


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James Spence's household

Male

James

Spence

Head
Female

Barbara M

Spence

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter
Male

Hugh T

Spence

Son
Male

William H

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
Male

Alexander P

Spence

Son
Male

John G

Spence

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Spence

Daughter
Female

Isabella T

Spence

Daughter
Male

George

Spence

Son
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spence

Head

Married

52

1829

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Barbara M

Spence

Wife

Married

44

1837

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elizabeth

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Hugh T

Spence

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William H

Spence

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Spence

Son

-

12

1869

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexander P

Spence

Son

-

9

1872

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John G

Spence

Son

-

8

1873

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Mary Ann

Spence

Daughter

-

6

1875

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella T

Spence

Daughter

-

4

1877

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

George

Spence

Son

-

1

1880

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

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