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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1836, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), Caithness, 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 Reid and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1836 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Laird, born in 1840 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Christina

Laird

Wife
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Jessie

Reid

Daughter
Male

Donald

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Christina

Reid

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

45

1836

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Laird

Wife

Married

41

1840

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Reid

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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