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Household of James Weir (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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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 Weir and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Weir, born in 1840 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Weir, born in 1841 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Hugh (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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James Weir's household

Male

James

Weir

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Weir

Wife
Male

James

Weir

Son
Male

John Wm

Weir

Son
Male

Henry

Weir

Son
Male

Joseph

Weir

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Weir

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Weir

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Williams

Boarder
Male

William

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Weir

Head

Married

41

1840

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Weir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Warrington, Lancashire, England

James

Weir

Son

Single

15

1866

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Weir

Son

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Weir

Son

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Weir

Son

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Weir

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Weir

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Williams

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Williams

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

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