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Household of William Spence (born 1851, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spence, born in 1851 in Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Spence, born in 1850 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Spence's household

Male

William

Spence

Head
Female

Margaret

Spence

Wife
Female

Jessie

Spence

Daughter
Male

William

Spence

Son
Male

Alexander

Spence

Son
Female

Margaret

Spence

Daughter
Male

John

Spence

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Spence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spence

Head

Married

30

1851

Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Wife

Married

31

1850

Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Spence

Daughter

-

9

1872

Morayshire, Scotland

William

Spence

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Spence

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Spence

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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