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Household of Molly Spence (born 1805, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, 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.

Molly Spence and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Molly Spence, born in 1805 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. Molly was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary, born 1841 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Molly's Step Son, Andrew Spence, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Molly Spence's household

Female

Molly

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Garson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Spence

Step Son
First name(s) Molly
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Molly

Spence

Head

Widow

76

1805

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Garson

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Andrew

Spence

Step Son

Unmarried

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

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