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Household of John Weir (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, 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 1844 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Weir, born in 1842 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1872 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1876 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Stewart McMillan, born in 1860 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Weir's household

Male

John

Weir

Head
Female

Margaret

Weir

Wife
Female

Janet

Weir

Daughter
Male

William

Weir

Son
Female

Mary M

Weir

Daughter
Female

Helen

Weir

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Weir

Daughter
Male

Stewart

McMillan

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Weir

Head

Married

37

1844

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Weir

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Weir

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Weir

Son

-

7

1874

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary M

Weir

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Weir

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Weir

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Stewart

McMillan

Visitor

Married

21

1860

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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