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Household of John Speirs (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 Speirs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Speirs, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Speirs, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Thomson, born in 1862 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John Speirs's household

Male

John

Speirs

Head
Female

Jemima

Speirs

Wife
Female

Jane

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Speirs

Daughter
Male

John

Speirs

Son
Male

Thomas

Speirs

Son
Female

Isabella

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Speirs
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

John

Speirs

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Speirs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Speirs

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Speirs

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Speirs

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Speirs

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Speirs

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Servant

-

19

1862

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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