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Household of Thomas Weir (born 1845, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

Thomas Weir and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Weir, born in 1845 in Wylam, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell Weir, born in 1847 in Holy Island, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John Ord (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, John (born 1833 in Norham, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1845 in Holy Island, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Weir's household

Male

Thomas

Weir

Head
Female

Margaret Bell

Weir

Wife
Male

Richard

Weir

Son
Male

John Ord

Weir

Son
Male

John

Ord

Brother In Law
Male

Robert

Ord

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wylam, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Weir

Head

Married

36

1845

Wylam, Northumberland, England

Margaret Bell

Weir

Wife

Married

34

1847

Holy Island, Northumberland, England

Richard

Weir

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

John Ord

Weir

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Ord

Brother In Law

Single

48

1833

Norham, Northumberland, England

Robert

Ord

Brother In Law

Single

36

1845

Holy Island, Northumberland, England

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