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Household of Robert Speirs (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Robert Speirs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Speirs, born in 1840 in Waterside, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Speirs, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archabld Y (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas Orr (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Speirs's household

Male

Robert

Speirs

Head
Female

Janet

Speirs

Wife
Male

William

Speirs

Son
Female

Sarah

Speirs

Daughter
Male

Archabld Y

Speirs

Son
Male

Robert

Speirs

Son
Male

Andrew

Speirs

Son
Male

Thomas Orr

Speirs

Son
Male

Alexander

Speirs

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Speirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Waterside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Speirs

Head

Married

41

1840

Waterside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Speirs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Speirs

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Speirs

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archabld Y

Speirs

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Speirs

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Speirs

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas Orr

Speirs

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Speirs

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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