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Household of James Spence (born 1823, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spence, born in 1823 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anne Spence, born in 1823 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Charles (born 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella M (born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Grace C (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sarah (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie J (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie W (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza S (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Earl R (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Ann (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Spence's household

Male

James

Spence

Head
Female

Anne

Spence

Wife
Male

Charles

Spence

Son
Female

Isabella M

Spence

Daughter
Female

Grace C

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jessie J

Spence

Daughter
Female

Maggie W

Spence

Daughter
Female

Eliza S

Spence

Daughter
Male

Earl R

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mary

McMillan

Servant
Female

Ann

Collier

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spence

Head

Married

58

1823

Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anne

Spence

Wife

Married

58

1823

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Spence

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella M

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Grace C

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie J

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie W

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza S

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Earl R

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Collier

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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