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Household of William Weir (born 1818, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 Weir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Weir, born in 1818 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella S Weir, born in 1827 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; William C (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary D (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David B (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Helen (born 1849 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1846 in -).


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William Weir's household

Male

William

Weir

Head
Female

Isabella S

Weir

Wife
Male

William C

Weir

Son
Female

Mary D

Weir

Daughter
Male

David B

Weir

Son
Female

Margaret

Cumming

Servant
Female

Helen

Wilson

Servant
Female

Jessie

McKennis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Weir

Head

Married

63

1818

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Weir

Wife

Married

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

William C

Weir

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary D

Weir

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David B

Weir

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cumming

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

McKennis

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

-

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