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Household of John Spence (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Spence, born in 1835 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1864 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Sarah (born 1870 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1873 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Ann

Spence

Wife
Female

Isabella

Spence

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jane

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Spence

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Sarah

Spence

Daughter

-

11

1870

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Daughter

-

8

1873

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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