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Household of John Spence (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1820 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Mary (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Annie (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Isabella (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1857 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1863 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, John (born 1862 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, James (born 1862 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Mother
Female

Mary

Spence

Sister
Female

Annie

Spence

Sister
Female

Isabella

Watson

Niece
Male

James

McConnachie

Servant
Male

William

McDonald

Servant
Male

John

Allan

Servant
Male

Alexander

Scott

Servant
Male

John

Smith

Visitor
Male

James

Nicol

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Sister

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Spence

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McConnachie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Nicol

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

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