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Household of John Weir (born 1842, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Weir, born in 1842 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Weir, born in 1844 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in England), David (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Mary A Gillon, born in 1862 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Weir's household
John
Weir
Head
Elizabeth
Weir
Wife
Mary A
Gillon
Step Daughter
Margaret
Weir
Daughter
John
Weir
Son
Elizabeth
Weir
Daughter
Annie
Weir
Daughter
David
Weir
Son
Andrew
Weir
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Weir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Weir | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Weir | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary A | Gillon | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Weir | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Weir | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Weir | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Weir | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | England | |
David | Weir | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Weir | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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