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Household of John Broomfield Weir (born 1846, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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.

John Broomfield Weir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Broomfield Weir, born in 1846 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. John Broomfield was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Weir, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John Broomfield (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann Laidlaw (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina Dickson (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Caird (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Frank Mitchell (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John Broomfield's Servant, Susan Abercromty Brown Hunter, born in 1866 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland.


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John Broomfield Weir's household

Male

John Broomfield

Weir

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Weir

Wife
Male

John Broomfield

Weir

Son
Female

Ann Laidlaw

Weir

Daughter
Female

Georgina Dickson

Weir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Caird

Weir

Daughter
Male

Frank Mitchell

Weir

Son
Female

Susan Abercromty Brown

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) John Broomfield
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Broomfield

Weir

Head

Married

35

1846

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Weir

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Broomfield

Weir

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann Laidlaw

Weir

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina Dickson

Weir

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Caird

Weir

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frank Mitchell

Weir

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan Abercromty Brown

Hunter

Servant

-

15

1866

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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