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Household of Matthew Speirs (born 1847, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, 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.
Matthew Speirs and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Speirs, born in 1847 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Betsy Speirs, born in 1851 in Cathkin, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1875 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1877 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1879 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, Robert Smith, born in 1864 in Neilston, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Matthew Speirs's household
Matthew
Speirs
Head
Betsy
Speirs
Wife
Mary
Speirs
Daughter
Jeanie
Speirs
Daughter
Matthew
Speirs
Son
Robert
Smith
Boarder
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Speirs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Speirs | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Betsy | Speirs | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Cathkin, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Speirs | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Speirs | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | Speirs | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Smith | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Neilston, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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