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Household of Nicol Spencer (born 1844, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.

Nicol Spencer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicol Spencer, born in 1844 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Nicol was the head of the household, married to Christina Spencer, born in 1842 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1872 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie Jane (born 1876 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret W (born 1881 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).


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Nicol Spencer's household

Male

Nicol

Spencer

Head
Female

Christina

Spencer

Wife
Female

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Jessie Jane

Spencer

Daughter
Female

Margaret W

Spencer

Daughter
First name(s) Nicol
Last name Spencer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicol

Spencer

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Spencer

Wife

Married

39

1842

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Sarah

Spencer

Daughter

-

9

1872

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Spencer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie Jane

Spencer

Daughter

-

5

1876

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret W

Spencer

Daughter

-

0

1881

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

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