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Household of Peter Spence (born 1834, 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.

Peter Spence and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Spence, born in 1834 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Spence, born in 1833 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret Jane (born 1863 in Australia), William (born 1866 in Australia) and Emma (born 1868 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).


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Peter Spence's household

Male

Peter

Spence

Head
Female

Jane

Spence

Wife
Female

Margaret Jane

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Emma

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Spence

Head

Married

47

1834

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Spence

Wife

Married

48

1833

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret Jane

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Australia

William

Spence

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Australia

Emma

Spence

Daughter

-

13

1868

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

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