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Household of William Weir (born 1818, Kincardineshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Weir, born in 1818 in Johnstone, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to James Weir, born in 1815 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1848 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1853 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1859 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Lancelot Davidson, born in 1880 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Weir's household

Male

William

Weir

Head
Female

James

Weir

Wife
Female

Ann

Weir

Daughter
Female

Jane

Weir

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Weir

Daughter
Male

Lancelot

Davidson

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Johnstone, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Weir

Head

Married

63

1818

Johnstone, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Weir

Wife

Married

66

1815

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lancelot

Davidson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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