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Household of John Spence (born 1847, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spence, born in 1847 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christiana Spence, born in 1848 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Philip Hastie, born in 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Spence's household
John
Spence
Head
Christiana
Spence
Wife
Margaret
Spence
Daughter
Robert
Spence
Son
James
Spence
Son
Alexander
Spence
Son
Philip
Hastie
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Spence | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christiana | Spence | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Spence | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Spence | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Spence | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Spence | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Philip | Hastie | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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