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Household of George Weir (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

George Weir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Weir, born in 1837 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ann Weir, born in 1840 in Moonzie, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane M (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet E (born 1873 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother-In-Law, Jean (born 1807 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland) and George's Boarder, John Banks (born 1857 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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George Weir's household

Male

George

Weir

Head
Female

Ann

Weir

Wife
Female

Jane M

Weir

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Weir

Son
Female

Janet E

Weir

Daughter
Female

Jean

Hamilton

Mother-In-Law
Male

John Banks

Wilson

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Weir

Head

Married

44

1837

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Weir

Wife

Married

41

1840

Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

Jane M

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Weir

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet E

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jean

Hamilton

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

John Banks

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

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