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Household of James Weir (born 1845, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Weir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Weir, born in 1845 in Darran, Buteshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Weir, born in 1851 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Lilias (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Samuel (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Weir's household

Male

James

Weir

Head
Female

Cecilia

Weir

Wife
Female

Lilias

Weir

Daughter
Male

Robert

Weir

Son
Male

James

Weir

Son
Male

Joseph

Brown

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Barrie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Weir

Head

Married

36

1845

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Weir

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilias

Weir

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Weir

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Weir

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Barrie

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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