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Household of Walter C Spens (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, 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.

Walter C Spens and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter C Spens, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter C was the head of the household, married to Helen G Spens, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; John G (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter C's -, Janet (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter C's -, Helen H (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter C's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Morayshire, Scotland) and Walter C's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Walter C Spens's household

Male

Walter C

Spens

Head
Female

Helen G

Spens

Wife
Male

John G

Spens

Son
Female

Margaret J

Spens

Daughter
Female

Janet

Spens

-
Female

Helen H

Spens

-
Female

Isabella

Fraser

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Walter C
Last name Spens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter C

Spens

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen G

Spens

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John G

Spens

Son

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Spens

Daughter

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Spens

-

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen H

Spens

-

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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