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Household of John Weir (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Weir, born in 1840 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Weir, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1880 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Henry (born 1857 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1868 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Weir's household

Male

John

Weir

Head
Female

Jane

Weir

Wife
Female

Jane

Weir

Daughter
Male

William

Weir

Son
Male

John

Weir

Son
Female

Mary

Weir

Daughter
Male

Robert

Weir

Son
Male

Alex

Weir

Son
Male

James

Weir

Son
Male

Archibald

Weir

Son
Male

Henry

Morgan

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Weir

Head

Married

41

1840

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Weir

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Weir

Son

-

13

1868

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Weir

Son

-

10

1871

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Weir

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Weir

Son

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Weir

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Weir

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Weir

Son

-

1

1880

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Morgan

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Morgan

Boarder

-

13

1868

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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