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Household of William Speirs (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Speirs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speirs, born in 1853 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Speirs, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert (born 1834 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1838 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Speirs's household

Male

William

Speirs

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Speirs

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Speirs

Daughter
Female

Ann

Speirs

Daughter
Male

Robert

Halligan

Boarder
Male

John

Burgess

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Speirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Speirs

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Mary Jane

Speirs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Sarah Jane

Speirs

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Speirs

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Halligan

Boarder

Unmarried

47

1834

Ireland

John

Burgess

Boarder

Unmarried

43

1838

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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