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Household of Robert Spy (born 1846, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 Spy and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spy, born in 1846 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret R Spy, born in 1845 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 7 children; Andrew (born 1871 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1875 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jamesina (born 1876 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1880 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Louise (born 1881 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father, Andrew (born 1805 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Robert Spy's household

Male

Robert

Spy

Head
Female

Margaret R

Spy

Wife
Male

Andrew

Spy

Son
Female

Mary

Spy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Spy

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Spy

Daughter
Female

Jamesina

Spy

Daughter
Male

Robert

Spy

Son
Female

Louise

Spy

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Spy

Father
Female

Helen

Chapman

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Spy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Spy

Head

Married

35

1846

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Spy

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Andrew

Spy

Son

-

10

1871

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Spy

Daughter

-

9

1872

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Spy

Daughter

-

7

1874

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Hannah

Spy

Daughter

-

6

1875

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jamesina

Spy

Daughter

-

5

1876

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Spy

Son

-

1

1880

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Louise

Spy

Daughter

-

0

1881

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Andrew

Spy

Father

Widower

76

1805

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Helen

Chapman

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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