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Household of Robert Speirs (born 1831, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Speirs, born in 1831 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary D Speirs, born in 1841 in England. They had 6 children; James W (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith J (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary D (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie W (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frederick D (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Robert Speirs's household
Robert
Speirs
Head
Mary D
Speirs
Wife
James W
Speirs
Son
Edith J
Speirs
Daughter
Mary D
Speirs
Daughter
Maggie W
Speirs
Daughter
Robert
Speirs
Son
Frederick D
Speirs
Son
Jane
Chruckshank
Servant
Janet
Dykes
Servant
Margaret
McPake
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Speirs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Speirs | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary D | Speirs | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | England | |
James W | Speirs | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Edith J | Speirs | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary D | Speirs | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie W | Speirs | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Speirs | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Frederick D | Speirs | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Chruckshank | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Dykes | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McPake | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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