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Household of John Spence (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1829 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Spence, born in 1833 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1854 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1859 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1862 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Portugal), John (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Wife
Male

Alexander

Spence

Son
Male

Thomas

Spence

Son
Female

Helen

Spence

Daughter
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Male

John

Spence

Son
Female

Jane

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

52

1829

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Spence

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Spence

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Portugal

John

Spence

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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