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Household of Peter Spence (born 1806, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England

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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.

Peter Spence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Spence, born in 1806 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jessie Spence, born in 1811 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1846 in Cumberland, England) and Amelia (born 1854 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son In Law, Tom (born 1846 in Scotland), Peter's Servant, George (born 1849 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Peter's Servant, Sarah (born 1850 in Wales), Peter's Servant, Emily (born 1846 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Peter's Servant, Hannah (born 1851 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Wales).


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Peter Spence's household

Male

Peter

Spence

Head
Female

Jessie

Spence

Wife
Female

Mary J

Kelly

Daughter
Male

Tom

Kelly

Son In Law
Female

Amelia

Spence

Daughter
Male

George

Collins

Servant
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Servant
Female

Emily

Herbert

Servant
Female

Hannah

Fryer

Servant
Female

Mary

Powell

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Spence

Head

Married

75

1806

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Spence

Wife

Married

70

1811

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary J

Kelly

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Cumberland, England

Tom

Kelly

Son In Law

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Amelia

Spence

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

George

Collins

Servant

Married

32

1849

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Servant

Married

31

1850

Wales

Emily

Herbert

Servant

Widow

35

1846

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Hannah

Fryer

Servant

Single

30

1851

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Powell

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wales

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