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Household of William Keir (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

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 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth P Keir, born in 1834 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Archibald (born 1861 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1863 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Keir's household

Male

William

Keir

Head
Female

Elizabeth P

Keir

Wife
Male

Archibald

Keir

Son
Male

Gavin

Keir

Son
Male

Andrew

Keir

Son
Male

Robert

Keir

Son
Male

James

Keir

Son
Male

Alexander

Keir

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Keir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth P

Keir

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Keir

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Keir

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Keir

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Keir

Son

-

11

1870

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Keir

Son

-

8

1873

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Keir

Son

-

5

1876

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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