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Household of John Spence (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monikie, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1824 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane D Spence, born in 1819 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William D (born 1852 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1858 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1866 in Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Buick, born in 1813 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Jane D

Spence

Wife
Male

William D

Spence

Son
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

Alexander

Spence

Son
Male

James

Buick

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

57

1824

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jane D

Spence

Wife

Married

62

1819

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William D

Spence

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Spence

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Spence

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Buick

Boarder

Widower

68

1813

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

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