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Household of William Weir (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

William Weir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Weir, born in 1821 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Weir, born in 1823 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1858 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1861 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Janet (born 1863 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Flora, born 1878 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Lewis Mc Farlane, born in 1862 in Scotland.


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William Weir's household

Male

William

Weir

Head
Female

Jane

Weir

Wife
Female

Isabella

Weir

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Weir

Daughter
Female

Janet

Weir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter
Female

Flora

Weir

Grand Daughter
Male

Lewis

Mc Farlane

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Weir

Head

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Jane

Weir

Wife

Married

58

1823

Scotland

Isabella

Weir

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Weir

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Weir

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Flora

Weir

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Mc Farlane

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Scotland

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