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Household of William Spence (born 1849, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, Orkney, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1849 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spence, born in 1844 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Margaret

Spence

Wife
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

David

Spence

Son
Female

Mary

Spence

Daughter
Female

Annie

Spence

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

32

1849

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Wife

Married

37

1844

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

William

Spence

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

David

Spence

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Daughter

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Spence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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