John SPIERS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Blacksmith
• Census: 1841, Cinderhall, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1851, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1861, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1871, Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1881, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

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Census:
GRO 1841 census 722/00 013/00 011
Cinderhall, Parish of Tranent.
John SPIERS, aged 45, blacksmith, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 40, born Scotland
Jessie SPIERS, aged 19, born Scotland
James SPIERS, aged 13, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 10, born Scotland
William SPIERS, aged 5 born Scotland

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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:
Name John Spiers Age 64 Estimated Birth Year abt 1797 Relationship Head
Spouse's Name Margaret Spiers Gender Male Where born Lauder, Berwickshire Registration Number 715
Registration district Ormiston Civil parish Ormiston County East Lothian
Address High Street Occupation Blacksmith
ED 1 Household schedule number 48 Line 11 Roll CSSCT1861_135
John Spiers 64
Margaret Spiers 64
William Spiers 22
Margaret Falconer 8
James Rodgers 22

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Census:
Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
ED 5 Household schedule number 52 Line 1 Roll CSSCT1871_172
John Speers 75
Margaret Speers 74

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Died:
GRO Statutory Deaths 698/0035
1883 deaths in the district of Stobhill, Edinburgh.
No 35, John Spiers, blacksmith widower of Margaret Henderson, 1883 23 September at 7.50pm at Hunterfield, parish of Cockpen, male, aged 90 years, son on James Spiers, blacksmith, and Elizabeth Spiers M.S. Dunn, cause senile decay. Informant. William Falconer*, grandson.
*The son of John's daughter Janet.

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John married Margaret HENDERSON on 24 Mar 1834 in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. Margaret (daughter of William HENDERSON and Janet DODDS) was born about 1799 in Haddington, Scotland, UK; died on 26 Jan 1879 in Ford Rd, Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
GRO 1841 census 722/00 013/00 011
Cinderhall, Parish of Tranent.
John SPIERS, aged 45, blacksmith, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 40, born Scotland
Jessie SPIERS, aged 19, born Scotland
James SPIERS, aged 13, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 10, born Scotland
William SPIERS, aged 5 born Scotland

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1. Janet SPIERS was born on 20 May 1823 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died on 20 Jun 1909 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
2. Elizabeth SPIERS was born on 27 Aug 1824 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died on 12 Jul 1880 in Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK.
3. James SPIERS was born on 27 Aug 1827 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died on 23 Apr 1868 in Hunterfield, Cockpen, Edingburgh, Scotland, UK.
4. Margaret SPIERS was born on 26 Oct 1831 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died on 22 Jun 1919 in 88 Cotton St, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright,Scotland, UK; was buried in Jun 1919 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, UK.
5. William SPIERS was born on 17 Jul 1836 in Salton, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died on 22 Jul 1915 in Aberuthven, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

James + Elizabeth DUNN. Elizabeth was born in UNKNOWN; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]