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Household of William Spence (born 1844, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 Spence and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1844 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Spence, born in 1843 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Charlestown, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Charlestown, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Charlestown, Fife, Scotland), Walter (born 1878 in Charlestown, Fife, Scotland) and John K (born 1881 in Charlestown, Fife, Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Janet

Spence

Wife
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

Robert

Spence

Son
Male

James

Spence

Son
Male

Walter

Spence

Son
Male

John K

Spence

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

37

1844

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Spence

Wife

Married

38

1843

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Spence

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Spence

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

James

Spence

Son

-

5

1876

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Walter

Spence

Son

-

3

1878

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

John K

Spence

Son

-

0

1881

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

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