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Household of John Spence (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes B L Spence, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary R (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Moreland, born in 1858 in -.


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Agnes B L

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

Robert

Spence

Son
Female

Mary R

Spence

Daughter
Female

Helen

Moreland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

39

1842

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes B L

Spence

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Spence

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary R

Spence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Moreland

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

-

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