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Household of John Weir (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Weir and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Weir, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Weir, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), John H (born 1866 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Helen K Weir, born in 1819 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Weir's household

Male

John

Weir

Head
Female

Jessie

Weir

Wife
Female

Helen K

Weir

Mother
Male

William

Weir

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Weir

Daughter
Male

John H

Weir

Son
Female

Jane

Weir

Daughter
Female

Helen

Weir

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Weir

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Weir

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Weir

Head

Married

40

1841

-

Jessie

Weir

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen K

Weir

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Weir

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Weir

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

John H

Weir

Son

-

15

1866

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Weir

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Weir

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Weir

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Weir

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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