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Household of William Keir (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Keir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Keir, born in 1831 in Saline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria R Keir, born in 1831 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Andrew (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Keir's household

Male

William

Keir

Head
Female

Maria R

Keir

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Keir

Daughter
Male

John

Keir

Son
Male

Robert

Keir

Son
Male

Andrew

Keir

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McNabb

Visitor
Male

William

Keir

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Keir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Saline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Keir

Head

Married

50

1831

Saline, Fife, Scotland

Maria R

Keir

Wife

Married

50

1831

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Keir

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Keir

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Keir

Son

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Keir

Son

Married

22

1859

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McNabb

Visitor

Married

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Keir

Grandson

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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