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Household of John Spence (born 1850, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 2 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1850 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Spence, born in 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Mary Ann Spence, born in 1857 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Spence's household
John
Spence
Head
Ellen
Spence
Daughter
Mary Ann
Spence
Sister
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Spence | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ellen | Spence | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Spence | Sister | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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