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Household of Robert Spence (born 1831, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.
Robert Spence and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spence, born in 1831 in St Andrews, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Spence, born in 1844 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1857 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1865 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), John H (born 1867 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Clara Ann L (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Betsy Leslie, born in 1865 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Robert Spence's household
Robert
Spence
Head
Catherine
Spence
Wife
Margaret
Spence
Daughter
William
Spence
Son
John H
Spence
Son
Alexander
Spence
Son
Archibald
Spence
Son
Clara Ann L
Spence
Daughter
Betsy
Leslie
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Spence | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Spence | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Spence | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Spence | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
John H | Spence | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Spence | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
Archibald | Spence | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
Clara Ann L | Spence | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Leslie | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Orkney, Scotland |
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