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Household of Robert Speirs (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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.

Robert Speirs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Speirs, born in 1841 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Roseannah Speirs, born in 1845 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jean (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Roderick McKenzie, born in 1807 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Robert Speirs's household

Male

Robert

Speirs

Head
Female

Roseannah

Speirs

Wife
Female

Mary

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Speirs

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Speirs

Son
Female

Jean

Speirs

Daughter
Male

Roderick

McKenzie

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Speirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Speirs

Head

Married

40

1841

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Roseannah

Speirs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Speirs

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Speirs

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Speirs

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean

Speirs

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Roderick

McKenzie

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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