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Household of William Spence (born 1807, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Millbrex, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1807 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Spence, born in 1817 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1843 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1847 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1850 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, John (born 1873 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1879 in India), William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1881 in India), William's Servant, Peter (born 1865 in Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, George (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Catherine

Spence

Wife
Female

Margaret

Jankins

Daughter
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Male

John

Spence

Son
Female

Margaret

Hunter

Granddaughter
Male

John

Ewan

Grandson
Male

William

Jankins

Grandson
Female

Mary

Jankins

Granddaughter
Male

Peter

Torry

Servant
Male

George

Murray

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

74

1807

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Spence

Wife

Married

64

1817

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Jankins

Daughter

Widow

38

1843

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hunter

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ewan

Grandson

-

8

1873

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Jankins

Grandson

-

2

1879

India

Mary

Jankins

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

India

Peter

Torry

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Banffshire, Scotland

George

Murray

Servant

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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