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Household of John Weir (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Weir, born in 1839 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane H Weir, born in 1836 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Step Son, Archibald (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Step Son, John (born 1874 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Weir's household

Male

John

Weir

Head
Female

Jane H

Weir

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Step Son
Male

Archibald

Thomson

Step Son
Male

John

Thomson

Step Son
Female

Mary

Weir

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Weir

Son
Male

Alexander

Weir

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Weir

Head

Married

42

1839

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane H

Weir

Wife

Married

45

1836

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Thomson

Step Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Thomson

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Step Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Weir

Daughter

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Weir

Son

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Weir

Son

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

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