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Household of William Weir (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Weir, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Weir, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Rennie, born in 1811 in Spain.


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William Weir's household

Male

William

Weir

Head
Female

Christina

Weir

Wife
Male

Thomas

Weir

Son
Female

Margaret

Weir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter
Male

James

Weir

Son
Male

William

Weir

Son
Female

Christina

Weir

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Weir

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Weir

Son
Female

Mary

Weir

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rennie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Weir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Weir

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Weir

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Weir

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Weir

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Weir

Daughter

-

11

1870

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Weir

Son

-

10

1871

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Weir

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Weir

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Weir

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Weir

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Weir

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Rennie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Spain

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