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Household of Janet Spens (born 1812, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Janet Spens and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Spens, born in 1812 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John A (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bethia (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Servant, Catherine (born 1816 in Kilchrenan, Argyllshire, Scotland), Janet's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Goston, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Janet Spens's household

Female

Janet

Spens

Head
Male

John A

Spens

Son
Female

Bethia

Spens

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Lamont

Servant
Female

Isabella

McInnes

Servant
Female

Jane

Willock

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Spens
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Spens

Head

Widow

69

1812

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John A

Spens

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Spens

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Lamont

Servant

Widow

65

1816

Kilchrenan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McInnes

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Willock

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Goston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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