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Household of Alexander Speirs (born 1856, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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.
Alexander Speirs and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Speirs, born in 1856 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Speirs, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, Thomas (born 1868 in England) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Speirs's household
Alexander
Speirs
Head
Mary Jane
Speirs
Wife
Thomas
Elliot
Step Son
Margaret
Elliot
Daughter
Robert
Elliot
Son
Margaret
Carson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Speirs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 25 |
| Birth year | 1856 |
| Birth place | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Speirs | Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Speirs | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ireland | |
Thomas | Elliot | Step Son | - | 13 | 1868 | England | |
Margaret | Elliot | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Elliot | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Carson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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