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Household of John Spence (born 1836, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1836 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1831 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1866 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George D (born 1869 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William F (born 1874 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Female

Jane

Spence

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Spence

Daughter
Male

George D

Spence

Son
Male

William F

Spence

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

45

1836

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

50

1831

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Daughter

-

15

1866

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Spence

Daughter

-

13

1868

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George D

Spence

Son

-

12

1869

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William F

Spence

Son

-

7

1874

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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