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Household of William Spence (born 1833, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Garmouth, Moray, 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 Spence and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1833 in Urquhart, Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Spence, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Barbara (born 1869 in Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland), John Mce (born 1878 in Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland) and Ritchie A (born 1880 in Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Jean (born 1872 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Alexander (born 1834 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Catherine

Spence

Wife
Female

Barbara

Spence

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Stephen

Step Daughter
Female

Jean

Stephen

Step Daughter
Female

Eliza

Stephen

Step Daughter
Male

John Mce

Spence

Son
Male

Ritchie A

Spence

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

48

1833

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Spence

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Spence

Daughter

-

12

1869

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Maggie

Stephen

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Stephen

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Eliza

Stephen

Step Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Mce

Spence

Son

-

3

1878

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Ritchie A

Spence

Son

-

1

1880

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Visitor

Married

47

1834

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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