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Household of James Weir (born 1817, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Weir, born in 1817 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Weir, born in 1821 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1819 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Weir's household

Male

James

Weir

Head
Female

Cecilia

Weir

Wife
Female

Jessie

Weir

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Weir

Son
Male

William

Weir

Son
Male

Andrew

Weir

Son
Female

Janet

McIlwham

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

McKellar

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Weir

Head

Married

64

1817

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Weir

Wife

Married

60

1821

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Weir

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Weir

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Weir

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McIlwham

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

62

1819

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McKellar

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

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