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Household of Alexander Weir (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Alexander Weir and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Weir, born in 1840 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Weir, born in 1841 in Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Catherine Thomson, born in 1865 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Weir's household

Male

Alexander

Weir

Head
Female

Janet

Weir

Wife
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Weir

Head

Married

41

1840

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Weir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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