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Household of William Spence (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ann Spence, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Alex (born 1870 in Hebburn, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Margaret W (born 1877 in Hebburn, Durham, England) and William (born 1881 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Agnes Goven, born in 1864 in Hebburn, Durham, England.


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Jessie Ann

Spence

Wife
Male

Alex

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
Female

Margaret W

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Female

Agnes

Goven

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Jessie Ann

Spence

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Alex

Spence

Son

Single

11

1870

Hebburn, Durham, England

James

Spence

Son

Single

7

1874

Hebburn, Durham, England

Margaret W

Spence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hebburn, Durham, England

William

Spence

Son

Single

0

1881

Hebburn, Durham, England

Agnes

Goven

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hebburn, Durham, England

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