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Weir Family History
Weir Genealogy & Family TreeWeir is a Scottish name from Roxburghshire, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse word ver which means "station." The earliest known ancestor--Radulphus de Ver--was recorded in 1174. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Nihil verius which means "Nothing more true."
Other spellings of the name include "Vere" and "Ver." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete Amanda Jo Weir (swimming), Australian screenwriter Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society), and American actor Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm, The Whole Ten Yards, The Patriot). The first Weir to come to America was John Weir in New England in 1685.
Weir Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Agnes Weir -- --, 1800 October 12, 1860
- Ruby Kathryn Weir -- --, 1914 July 19, 1986 Texas
- Hariet Weir -- --, 1805 December 0, 1889 Maine
- Sarah P Weir -- --, 1821 October 29, 1865 Kentucky
- Lucy E Weir -- --, 1821 July 17, 1901
Weir Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Neil Weir -- --, 1818 October 28, 1884
- George Weir -- --, 1852 April 28, 1914
- William Leroy Weir -- --, 1918 December 22, 1981 Iowa
- Mary Jane Weir -- --, 1850 December 0, 1873 Nova Scotia
- Catherine Weir -- --, 1843 December 0, 1933
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