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Household of William Spence (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Letitia Spence, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Letitia (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Cousin, Robert Hill, born in 1867 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Letitia

Spence

Wife
Female

Janet

Spence

Daughter
Female

Ann

Spence

Daughter
Female

Letitia

Spence

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hill

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Letitia

Spence

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Letitia

Spence

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hill

Cousin

Unmarried

14

1867

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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