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Household of John Spence (born 1848, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1848 in Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Spence, born in 1846 in King Edward, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1872 in Maryton, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Jessie

Spence

Wife
Female

Jessie

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jean

Spence

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Spence

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spence

Son
Male

William

Spence

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

33

1848

Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Spence

Wife

Married

35

1846

King Edward, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Spence

Daughter

-

11

1870

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Spence

Daughter

-

9

1872

Maryton, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Spence

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Spence

Son

-

5

1876

Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Spence

Son

-

1

1880

Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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