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Household of James Spence (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spence, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Spence, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1868 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Caroline (born 1876 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James A (born 1879 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Spence's household

Male

James

Spence

Head
Female

Janet

Spence

Wife
Female

Ann

Spence

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
Female

Janet

Spence

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Spence

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Spence

Daughter
Male

James A

Spence

Son
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spence

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Spence

Wife

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

Spence

Son

-

11

1870

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet

Spence

Daughter

-

10

1871

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Daughter

-

7

1874

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Caroline

Spence

Daughter

-

5

1876

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

James A

Spence

Son

-

2

1879

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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