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Household of James Spence (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spence, born in 1837 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1835 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rob (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1875 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, William Kirkwood, born in 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Spence's household

Male

James

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Male

William

Kirkwood

Step Son
Male

Samuel

Spence

Son
Male

Rob

Spence

Son
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spence

Head

Married

44

1837

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kirkwood

Step Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Spence

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rob

Spence

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Spence

Son

-

6

1875

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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