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Household of John Spence (born 1830, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1830 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spence, born in 1849 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1878 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Esther (born 1877 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Esther (born 1810 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Alexander (born 1866 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, John (born 1868 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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John Spence's household
John
Spence
Head
Margaret
Spence
Wife
George
Spence
Son
Esther
Spence
Daughter
Mary
Spence
Daughter
Esther
Spence
Mother
Elizabeth
Spence
Niece
Alexander
Spence
Nephew
John
Spence
Nephew
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Spence | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Spence | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
George | Spence | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Esther | Spence | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Spence | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Esther | Spence | Mother | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Spence | Niece | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Spence | Nephew | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Spence | Nephew | - | 13 | 1868 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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