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Household of William Spence (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid Calder, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1854 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Spence, born in 1856 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1877 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Hugh (born 1861 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's -, James (born 1853 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, Alexander (born 1853 in Ireland), William's Lodger, George (born 1856 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Lodger, Ishep (born 1860 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Alexander (born 1866 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Isabella

Spence

Wife
Male

John

Spence

Son
Male

Hugh

Spence

Son
Female

Isabella

Spence

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Aitken

Brother-In-Law
Male

James

Clerk

-
Male

Alexander

Henery

Lodger
Male

George

Stevart

Lodger
Male

Ishep

McManner

Lodger
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Jamieson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

27

1854

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Spence

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

-

7

1874

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Spence

Son

-

4

1877

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Spence

Daughter

-

2

1879

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Aitken

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Clerk

-

Unmarried

28

1853

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Henery

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

George

Stevart

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ishep

McManner

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Alexander

McDonald

Lodger

Unmarried

15

1866

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Jamieson

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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