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Household of Robert Spence (born 1836, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spence, born in 1836 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina M Spence, born in 1841 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Annie G W (born 1866 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John W (born 1874 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1875 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William W (born 1877 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Helen W (born 1879 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Margaret W D (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret Young, born in 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Robert Spence's household

Male

Robert

Spence

Head
Female

Christina M

Spence

Wife
Female

Annie G W

Spence

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Spence

Son
Male

John W

Spence

Son
Male

Edward

Spence

Son
Male

William W

Spence

Son
Female

Helen W

Spence

Daughter
Female

Margaret W D

Spence

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Young

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Spence

Head

Married

45

1836

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina M

Spence

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie G W

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Spence

Son

-

12

1869

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John W

Spence

Son

-

7

1874

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Edward

Spence

Son

-

6

1875

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William W

Spence

Son

-

4

1877

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen W

Spence

Daughter

-

2

1879

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret W D

Spence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Young

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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