William SPIERS

1836 - 1915  (79 years)

• Name	William SPIERS
  Birth	17 Jul 1836	Salton, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  	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
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Cinderhall, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  Census	1851	High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland
  	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
  Census	1861	High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
  Census	1871	Dunning Road, Little Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  	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
  Occupation	1871
  	Blacksmith, farmer, cattle dealer
  Census	1881	High St, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  Census	1891	Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  	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
  Census	1901	Rose Wall Cottage, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  	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
  Census	1911	Aberuthven Village, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  	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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  Death	22 Jul 1915	Aberuthven, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  	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. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ SPEIRS, WILLIAM, aged 75*, mother's maiden name HENDERSON, year 1915, ref 329/ 42, in Auchterarder
  Person ID	I6547	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John SPIERS,   b. Abt 1793, Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK d. 23 Sep 1883, Hunterfield, Cockpen, Stobhill, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Margaret HENDERSON,   b. Abt 1799, Haddington, Scotland, UK d. 26 Jan 1879, Ford Rd, Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1834	St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
  	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
  Family ID	F844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ann STEEL,   b. 1849, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK d. 31 Jan 1922, Aberuthven, Perthshire, Scotland, UK (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1881	Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  	1881 marriages in the parish of Auchterarder, in the county of Perth, No 6, 1881 twentyninth March, William Spiers, cattle dealer, bachelor, aged 38, of Auchterarder, son of John Spiers, blacksmith and Margaret Spiers, M.S. Henderson and Barbara Ann Steel, aged 29, of Auchterarder, dau of Thomas Steel and Barbara Steel, M.S.Speedie. NOTE: He was actually 45, not 38.
  Children	1. Margaret SPIERS,   b. 19 Apr 1884, Aberuthven, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK d. 4 Aug 1967, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2025

  
  

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