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Household of Robert Spence (born 1830, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spence, born in 1830 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spence, born in 1837 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Step Daughter, Jane McMillan, born in 1864 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Robert Spence's household
Robert
Spence
Head
Elizabeth
Spence
Wife
Jane
McMillan
Step Daughter
John
Spence
Son
Robert
Spence
Son
Thomas
Spence
Son
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Spence | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Spence | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McMillan | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Spence | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Spence | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Spence | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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