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Household of Margaret Weir (born 1832, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

Margaret Weir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Weir, born in 1832 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Janet Mcb (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rankin (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Boarder, Alexander Burns, born in 1866 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Weir's household

Female

Margaret

Weir

Head
Female

Janet Mcb

Weir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter
Male

John

Weir

Son
Male

Rankin

Weir

Son
Female

Christina

Weir

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Burns

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Weir

Head

Widow

49

1832

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet Mcb

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Weir

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rankin

Weir

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Burns

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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