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Household of Alexander Weir (born 1835, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Weir, born in 1835 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Weir, born in 1838 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Janet (born 1866 in Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1872 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1856 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1867 in Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Weir's household
Alexander
Weir
Head
Elizabeth
Weir
Wife
Janet
Weir
Daughter
Annie
Weir
Daughter
Catherine
Weir
Daughter
Jane
Weir
Daughter
Lizzie
Weir
Daughter
Walter
Weir
Son
Andrew
Weir
Son
Mary
Weir
Daughter
Maggie
Goven
Servant
Elizabeth
Park
Servant
Agnes
Bogle
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Weir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Weir | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Weir | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Weir | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Weir | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Weir | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Weir | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Weir | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Weir | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Weir | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Weir | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Goven | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Park | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Bogle | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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