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Household of William Weirs (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 Weirs and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Weirs, born in 1833 in Uckington, Cumberland, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Weirs, born in 1834 in Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1864 in Middle Rainton, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1861 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Trimdon, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in Durham, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1875 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Matthew (born 1855 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), William's Boarder Wife, Isabella (born 1859 in -), William's Boarder Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1877 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England) and William's Boarder Son, William (born 1881 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England).


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William Weirs's household

Male

William

Weirs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Weirs

Wife
Male

Robert

Weirs

Son
Male

Christopher

Weirs

Son
Male

William

Weirs

Son
Male

John

Weirs

Son
Female

Mary

Weirs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Weirs

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Cambell

Boarder Head
Female

Isabella

Cambell

Boarder Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cambell

Boarder Daughter
Male

William

Cambell

Boarder Son
Female

Ellen

Weirs

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Weirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Uckington, Cumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Weirs

Head

Married

48

1833

Uckington, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Weirs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Northumberland, England

Robert

Weirs

Son

Single

17

1864

Middle Rainton, Durham, England

Christopher

Weirs

Son

Single

20

1861

Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England

William

Weirs

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John

Weirs

Son

Single

10

1871

Trimdon, Durham, England

Mary

Weirs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Elizabeth Jane

Weirs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Matthew

Cambell

Boarder Head

Married

26

1855

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Isabella

Cambell

Boarder Wife

Married

22

1859

-

Elizabeth

Cambell

Boarder Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

William

Cambell

Boarder Son

Single

0

1881

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Ellen

Weirs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

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