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Household of Richard Speirs (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

Richard Speirs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Speirs, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Speirs, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1857 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1860 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1864 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary Robertson (born 1870 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1873 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Richard Speirs's household

Male

Richard

Speirs

Head
Female

Sarah

Speirs

Wife
Male

William

Speirs

Son
Female

Maggie

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Mary Robertson

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Susan

Speirs

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Speirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Speirs

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Sarah

Speirs

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

William

Speirs

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Speirs

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Speirs

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Speirs

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Robertson

Speirs

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Susan

Speirs

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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