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Household of John Speir (born 1850, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

John Speir and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Speir, born in 1850 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Speir, born in 1853 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes W (born 1878 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary D (born 1880 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1851 in -), John's Servant, John (born 1855 in Ireland), John's Servant, Andrew (born 1861 in Mearns, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, David (born 1861 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Speir's household

Male

John

Speir

Head
Female

Agnes

Speir

Wife
Female

Agnes W

Speir

Daughter
Female

Mary D

Speir

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Speir

Daughter
Male

James

Fisher

Servant
Male

John

Connelly

Servant
Male

Andrew

Giffen

Servant
Male

David

Kerr

Servant
Male

Thomas

Hamilton

Servant
Male

William

Forrest

Servant
Female

Agnes

Ralston

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

French

Servant
Female

Annie

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Speir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Speir

Head

Married

31

1850

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Speir

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Speir

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary D

Speir

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Speir

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Fisher

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

-

John

Connelly

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

Andrew

Giffen

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Mearns, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ralston

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

French

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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