James Thomson
Born 1804
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Household of Thomas Spence (born 1846, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, Shetland, 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.
Thomas Spence and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Spence, born in 1846 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spence, born in 1844 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1876 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Andrina (born 1838 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas's Sister, Bessie (born 1841 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Thomas Spence's household
Thomas
Spence
Head
Elizabeth
Spence
Wife
Janet
Spence
Daughter
Christina
Spence
Daughter
George
Spence
Son
Andrina
Spence
Sister
Bessie
Spence
Sister
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Spence |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Spence | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Spence | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Spence | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Christina | Spence | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Spence | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Andrina | Spence | Sister | Unmarried | 43 | 1838 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Bessie | Spence | Sister | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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