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Household of Matthew Spense (born 1858, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, Orkney, 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.
Matthew Spense and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Spense, born in 1858 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Robina Spense, born in 1857 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1880 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1881 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, Joanna Firth, born in 1864 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland.
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Matthew Spense's household
Matthew
Spense
Head
Robina
Spense
Wife
Annie
Spense
Daughter
Maggie
Spense
Daughter
Joanna
Firth
Visitor
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Spense |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 23 |
| Birth year | 1858 |
| Birth place | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Spense | Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robina | Spense | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Spense | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Maggie | Spense | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Joanna | Firth | Visitor | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland |
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