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Household of James Weir (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Weir, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charlotte (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Flora Johnston, born in 1864 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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James Weir's household

Male

James

Weir

Head
Female

Charlotte

Weir

Wife
Male

William

Weir

Son
Male

James

Weir

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter
Male

John

Weir

Son
Female

Charlotte

Weir

Daughter
Female

Flora

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, 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

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Weir

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Weir

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Weir

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Weir

Son

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Weir

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Johnston

Servant

-

17

1864

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

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