Jean Speir

Brief Life History of Jean

When Jean Speir was born in 1791, in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, her father, Robert Speir, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Jack, was 30. She had at least 9 sons and 4 daughters with William Crawford. She lived in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861.

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Family Time Line

William Crawford
1795–
Jean Speir
1791–
Margaret Crawford
1818–
George Crawford
1823–
Janet Crawford
1826–1868
Robert Crawford
1830–1889
James Crawford
1832–1906
John Crawford
1839–
Alexander Crawford
1841–
John A Crawford
1841–
William Crawford
1843–
Elizabeth Crawford
1844–
Alexander Crawford
1846–
James Crawford
1851–
Janet McGregor Crawford
1857–

Sources (3)

  • Jean Crawford, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • Jean Speir, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Jane Crawford in household of William Crawford, "Scotland Census, 1851"

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World Events (8)

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1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.

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Name Meaning

Scottish (Ayrshire): variant of Spier .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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