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Household of William Speed (born 1817, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.
William Speed and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speed, born in 1817 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joanna Mitchell Speed, born in 1833 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1866 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, David (born 1862 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and William's Lodger, Meldrum (born 1864 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).
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William Speed's household
William
Speed
Head
Joanna Mitchell
Speed
Wife
James
Speed
Son
Thomas
Speed
Son
David
Speed
Son
David
Murray
Lodger
Meldrum
Murray
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Speed |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Leven, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Speed | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Leven, Fife, Scotland | |
Joanna Mitchell | Speed | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Speed | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Leven, Fife, Scotland | |
Thomas | Speed | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Leven, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Speed | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Leven, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Murray | Lodger | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Aberdour, Fife, Scotland | |
Meldrum | Murray | Lodger | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Aberdour, Fife, Scotland |
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