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Household of Basil Weir (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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.

Basil Weir and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Basil Weir, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Basil was the head of the household, married to Helen Weir, born in 1844 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1866 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Forbes (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Basil's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1825 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Basil's Boarder, Thomas (born 1846 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Basil's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Basil Weir's household

Male

Basil

Weir

Head
Female

Helen

Weir

Wife
Male

Robert

Weir

Son
Male

John

Weir

Son
Female

Marion

Weir

Daughter
Male

Forbes

Weir

Son
Female

Janet

McFarlane

Mother-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Love

Boarder
Male

John

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) Basil
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Basil

Weir

Head

Married

44

1837

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Weir

Wife

Married

37

1844

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Weir

Son

-

15

1866

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Weir

Son

-

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Weir

Daughter

-

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Forbes

Weir

Son

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McFarlane

Mother-In-Law

Widow

56

1825

Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

Love

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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