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Household of William Spence (born 1826, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1826 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Spence, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, William Saunders, born in 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Mary

Spence

Wife
Male

James

Spence

Son
Male

William

Saunders

-
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

55

1826

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Spence

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Spence

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Saunders

-

-

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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