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Household of John Spence (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1846 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1844 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hay (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Dorothy (born 1879 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Marion Patteson, born in 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Spence's household

Male

John

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Female

Agnes

Spence

Daughter
Female

Hay

Spence

Daughter
Female

Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Spence

Son
Female

Sarah

Spence

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Spence

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Spence

Daughter
Female

Marion

Patteson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spence

Head

Married

35

1846

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

37

1844

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Spence

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hay

Spence

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Spence

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Spence

Daughter

-

4

1877

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Dorothy

Spence

Daughter

-

2

1879

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Patteson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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