William SPIERS

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 135691474
• Census: 1841, Cinderhall, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1851, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland
• Census: 1861, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1871, Dunning Road, Little Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
• Occupation: 1871; Blacksmith, farmer, cattle dealer
• Census: 1881, High St, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1891, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1901, Rose Wall Cottage, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, Aberuthven Village, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: William Speirs Gender: Male Christening Date: 15 Aug 1836
Christening Place:, HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1836
Father's Name: John Speirs Mother's Name: Margaret Henderson

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Census:
1851 census for High St, Haddington:
John Spiers, head, married, aged 56, blacksmith, born Westruther, Berwickshire
Margaret Spiers, wife, aged 54, born Haddington
Margaret Spiers, dau, unm, aged 18, house servant, born Haddington
William Spiers, son, unm, aged 14, scholar, born Salton, Haddington

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Census:
1871 census for Dunning Road, Little Kinnaird, Perthshire:
John TODD, head, mar, aged 37, born Skirling, Peebleshire
Margaret TODD, wife, aged 37, born Haddingtonshire
Margaret TODD, dau, aged 12, born Blackadder, Berwickshire
James TODD, son, aged 11, born Torasay, Argyleshire
Elizabeth TODD, dau, aged 8, born Cockpen, Midlothian
Janet TODD, dau, aged 6, born Cockpen, Midlothian
Robert TODD, son, aged 2, born Forgandenny, Perthsire
Johana TODD, dau, aged 8 months, born Forgandenny, Perthsire
William Spiers, brother-in-law, aged 31, blacksmith, born Salter, Haddington

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Census:
1891 Scotland Census
Name: William Speirs Age: 48*
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Barbara Speirs
Gender: Male Where born: Salton, Hadingtonshire Registration Number: 329
Registration district: Auchterarder Civil parish: Auchterarder County: Perthshire
Address: South Side of The Village of Aberuthven
Occupation: Farmer
ED: 2 Household schedule number: 4 Line: 17 Roll: CSSCT1891_107
*Note that he was born 1836, so was 55.
Following 1851 census entry gives correct age.
1851 census for High St, Haddington:
John Spiers, head, married, aged 56, blacksmith, born Westruther, Berwickshire
Margaret Spiers, wife, aged 54, born Haddington
Margaret Spiers, dau, unm, aged 18, house servant, born Haddington
William Spiers, son, unm, aged 14, scholar, born Salton, Haddington

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Census:
Name: William Spiers Age: 58*
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843* Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Barbara Spiers Gender: Male
Where born: Haddington, East Lothian
Registration Number: 329 Registration district: Auchterarder Civil parish: Auchterarder
County: Perthshire Address: Rose Wall Cottage
Occupation: Farmer
ED: 2 Household schedule number: 42 Line: 5 Roll: CSSCT1901_115
*He was actually 65 as other records show, born in 1836.
Following 1851 census entry gives correct age.
1851 census for High St, Haddington:
John Spiers, head, married, aged 56, blacksmith, born Westruther, Berwickshire
Margaret Spiers, wife, aged 54, born Haddington
Margaret Spiers, dau, unm, aged 18, house servant, born Haddington
William Spiers, son, unm, aged 14, scholar, born Salton, Haddington

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Census:
1911 census for Aberuthven Village, Auchterarder in the county of Perth
William Spiers, head, aged 70*, married, crofter, living on own account, born Haddington
Barbara Spiers, wife, aged 58, born Auchterarder, Perthshire, married 30 years, two children, one living,
Margaret B. Spiers, dau, aged 26, single, born Auchterarder, Perthshire
He was 74. See following earlier census record:
1851 census for High St, Haddington:
John Spiers, head, married, aged 56, blacksmith, born Westruther, Berwickshire
Margaret Spiers, wife, aged 54, born Haddington
Margaret Spiers, dau, unm, aged 18, house servant, born Haddington
William Spiers, son, unm, aged 14, scholar, born Salton, Haddington

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Died:
1915 deaths in the parish of Auchterarder in the county of Perth.
No 42, William Spiers, cattle dealer, married to Barbara Ann Steel, July 22 at 5.30am at Auchterarder, male, 75* years, son of James# (should be John) Spiers, blacksmith, deceased and Margaret Spiers, M.S.Henderson, deceased. Cause: Senile decay. Informant, James Duncan, neighbour.
#His father's name was John as recorded on birth entry, marriage certificate and in census records.
*He was 79. Gave his age as 38 on marriage certificate when he was 45. Likewise he gave wrong age in census records, apart from 1851 when it was correctly recorded as 14.

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https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
SPEIRS, WILLIAM, aged 75*, mother's maiden name HENDERSON, year 1915, ref 329/ 42, in Auchterarder

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William married Barbara Ann STEEL on 29 Mar 1881 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. Barbara was born in 1849 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK; died on 31 Jan 1922 in Aberuthven, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1901, Rose Wall Cottage, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, Aberuthven Village, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1921, 21 Aberuthven, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
1884 births in the parish of Auchterarder in the county of Perth
No 28, Margaret Spiers, 1884 April 19 at 5pm at Aberuthven, Auchterarder, female, dau of William Spiers, cattle dealer and Barbara Ann Spiers M.S.Steel, who married 29 Mar 1881 at Aberuthven. Informant, William Spiers, father.

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Census:
1921 census for Auchterarder, Kinross and the western division of the county of Perth and Kinross, Perthshire
No 21 Aberuthven, 3 rooms, 2 persons,
Barbara Ann Spiers, head, aged 71 years, female, widow, born Perth, Auchterarder
Margaret Spiers, daur, aged 36 years 2 months, female, single, born Perth, Auchterarder

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Died:
Death registered in the district of Auchterarder in the county of Perth
Margaret Spiers, female, dairy keeper (retired), single, born 19/4/1884, aged 83 years
Died 1967 August Fourth at 10am at St Margaret's Hospital, Auchterarder. Usual address Rosewall Cottage, Aberuthven, Auchterarder. Dau of William Spiers, cattle dealer, deceased and Barbara Ann Spiers, M.S.Steel, deceased. Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis. Informant: J.W.Allardyce, neighbour.

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