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Household of Alexander H Reid (born 1846, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander H Reid and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander H Reid, born in 1846 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander H was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Reid, born in 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Anne M A (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander C (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander H's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Not Known) and Alexander H's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander H Reid's household

Male

Alexander H

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret C

Reid

Wife
Female

Anne M A

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Reid

Son
Female

Helen

Chalmers

Servant
Female

Jane

Findlay

Servant
First name(s) Alexander H
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander H

Reid

Head

Married

35

1846

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Reid

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anne M A

Reid

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander C

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Chalmers

Servant

Widow

20

1861

Not Known

Jane

Findlay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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