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Household of John Spence (born 1813, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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.

John Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1813 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina Spence, born in 1832 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1853 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), George (born 1855 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), Hugh (born 1864 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland) and Donald (born 1869 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Williamina Bruce, born in 1877 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland.


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Alexandrina

Spence

Wife
Male

Robert

Spence

Son
Male

George

Spence

Son
Male

Hugh

Spence

Son
Male

Donald

Spence

Son
Female

Williamina

Bruce

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

68

1813

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexandrina

Spence

Wife

Married

49

1832

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Spence

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

George

Spence

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh

Spence

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Spence

Son

-

12

1869

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Williamina

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

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