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Household of Gavin Speirs (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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.

Gavin Speirs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Speirs, born in 1837 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Mary C Speirs, born in 1844 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary C (born 1875 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1876 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Graham K (born 1878 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth H (born 1879 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gavin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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Gavin Speirs's household

Male

Gavin

Speirs

Head
Female

Mary C

Speirs

Wife
Female

Mary C

Speirs

Daughter
Male

James A

Speirs

Son
Male

Graham K

Speirs

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Millar

Servant
Female

Margaret

Asher

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Speirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Speirs

Head

Married

44

1837

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Speirs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary C

Speirs

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Speirs

Son

-

5

1876

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Graham K

Speirs

Son

-

3

1878

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Speirs

Daughter

-

2

1879

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Asher

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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