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Household of James Speirs (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern 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.
James Speirs and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Speirs, born in 1844 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Speirs, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1866 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1872 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Christie, born in 1862 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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James Speirs's household
James
Speirs
Head
Helen
Speirs
Wife
Helen
Speirs
Daughter
Jane
Speirs
Daughter
John
Speirs
Son
Walter
Speirs
Son
James
Speirs
Son
John
Christie
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Speirs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Speirs | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Speirs | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Speirs | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Speirs | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Speirs | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Speirs | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Speirs | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Christie | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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