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Household of John Spence (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 1842 in Newburgh, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spence, born in 1844 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Bella (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Margaret

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
Female

Bella

Spence

Daughter
Male

Peter

Spence

Son
Female

Ann

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

39

1842

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Wife

Married

37

1844

Leven, Fife, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Spence

Son

-

13

1868

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bella

Spence

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Spence

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Spence

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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