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Household of John Keir (born 1829, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Keir and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Keir, born in 1829 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Keir, born in 1842 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1869 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Daughter, Alexandrina Keir, born in 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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John Keir's household
John
Keir
Head
Christina
Keir
Wife
John
Keir
Son
Alexander
Keir
Son
Christina
Keir
Daughter
Alexandrina
Keir
Adopted Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Keir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Keir | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Keir | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John | Keir | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Keir | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Keir | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alexandrina | Keir | Adopted Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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