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Household of John Weir (born 1824, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Weir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Weir, born in 1824 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Weir, born in 1828 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1857 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Robert (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Christina Weir, born in 1805 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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John Weir's household

Male

John

Weir

Head
Female

Catherine

Weir

Wife
Male

James

Weir

Son
Male

Donald

Weir

Son
Female

Catherine

Weir

Daughter
Male

John

Weir

Son
Male

Robert

Weir

Son
Female

Christina

Weir

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Weir

Head

Married

57

1824

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Weir

Wife

Married

53

1828

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

James

Weir

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Weir

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Weir

Son

-

14

1867

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Weir

Son

-

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Weir

Aunt

Unmarried

76

1805

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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