John Weir

John Weir[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Male Abt 1831 - 1923  (92 years)


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  • Name John Weir 
    Birth Abt 1831  St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Nov 1923  Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17655  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2026 | Edit 

    Father William Weir 
    Mother Isabella Williams 
    Marriage 1802 
    • _HTITL: Husband
    • _WTITL: Wife
    Family ID F302714211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Thomson,   b. Abt 1821, Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1912, Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1857  Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Alexander Weir,   b. 9 April 1861, Falkirk,Sterlingshire,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1866 (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F302713913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit 

  • Photos
    John Weir and Mary Thomson
    John Weir and Mary Thomson
    _TYPE: DOC

  • Notes 
    • PRIVATE
    • 1851 Scotland Census
      Name: John Weir
      Age: 20
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
      Relationship: Son
      Father's Name: William
      Mother's Name: Isabel
      Gender: Male
      Where born: St Vigeans, Forfarshire
      Parish Number: 319
      Civil Parish: St Vigeans
      County: Angus
      Address: Lochlands Street
      Occupation: Draper (journeyman)

      «b»1861:
      1861 Scotland Census
      about Mary Weir«/b»
      Name: «tab»Mary Weir
      Age: «tab»38
      Estimated Birth Year: «tab»abt 1823
      Relationship: «tab»Wife
      Spouse's name : «tab»John
      Gender: «tab»Female
      Where born: «tab»Arbroath, Forfarshire
      Registration Number: «tab»479/1
      Registration district: «tab»Falkirk Burgh
      Civil Parish: «tab»Falkirk Burgh
      County: «tab»Stirlingshire
      Address: «tab»No 4
      ED: «tab»1
      Household schedule number: «tab»74
      Line: «tab»12
      Roll: «tab»CSSCT1861_64
      Household Members: «tab»
      Name «tab»Age
      John Weir «tab»30
      Mary Weir «tab»38
      William A Weir «tab»1 Mo
      Margaret Thompson «tab»30
      Source Citation: Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 1; Page: 15; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_64; Year: 1861.«b»

      1871: In Falkirk, Sterlingshire«/b»

      «b»1881 Scotland Census «/b»
      Name: John Weir
      Age: 50
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name : Mary L
      Gender: Male
      Where born: St Vigeans, Forfarshire
      Registration Number: 479/1
      Registration district: Falkirk Burgh
      Civil Parish: Falkirk Burgh
      Town: Falkirk
      County: Stirlingshire
      Address: Park Cot Park St
      Occupation: Draper Employg 3 Men & 2 Boys And 1 Girl

      1891 Scotland Census
      Name: John Weir
      Age: 60
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name : Mary
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Forfarshire, St Vigeans
      Registration Number: 479/1
      Registration district: Falkirk Burgh
      Civil Parish: Falkirk Burgh
      Town: Falkirk
      County: Stirlingshire
      Address: Park St
      Occupation: Draper

      1901 Scotland Census
      about John Weir
      Name: John Weir
      Age: 70
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name : Mary
      Gender: Male
      Where born: St Vigeans, Forfarshire
      Registration Number: 272/1
      Registration district: Arbroath
      Civil Parish: Arbroath and St Vigeans
      Town: Arbroath
      County: Angus
      Address: Belmont House Millgateloan
      Occupation: Draper

      Death record reads:
      John Weir, Draper - retired. (Widower of Mary Thomson) [died] 1923, November 29th, at Belmont House, Millgate Loan, Arbroath, Male 93 years, [parents] Wiliam Weir (deceased) & Isabella Weir M.N. Williamson (deceased) [cause] Senile Decay, cerebrae softening 14 days. As cert by D.M. Thomson M.B. [Informant] ISm RWClach [?] Law Agent. Brothoakbank [?] House...

      On 4 Oct 1924 George Batchin Thompson records getting a legacy from 'Uncle' Weir.

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] 1861 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com), Falkirk Burgh; ED: 1; Page: 15; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_64; Year: 1861. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S304] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 3; Line: 24; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1086] 1901 Scottish Census, Parish: Arbroath and St Vigeans; ED: 4; Line: 9; Year: 1901. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S347] 1901 Scottish Census, Parish: Arbroath and St Vigeans; ED: 4; Line: 9; Year: 1901. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1087] 1851 Scottish Census, Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 11; Line: 10; Year: 1851. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1246] Falkirk Herald.[Newspaper], "Men you know. Prominent citizens of Falkirk and District. Mr John Weir, J.P. Ex-Provost of Falkirk". Wed Sept 18, 1907, p 5 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S835] Falkirk Herald.[Newspaper], "Men you know. Prominent citizens of Falkirk and District. Mr John Weir, J.P. Ex-Provost of Falkirk". Wed Sept 18, 1907, p 5 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S352] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., ARBROATH /ANGUS 272/01 0005 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S1064] 1881 Scottish Census, Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 3; Line: 22; Year: 1881. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S1090] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., ARBROATH /ANGUS 272/01 0005 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S353] 1851 Scottish Census, Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 11; Line: 10; Year: 1851. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S303] 1881 Scottish Census, Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 3; Line: 22; Year: 1881. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S1065] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 3; Line: 24; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3).