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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Culsamond, Aberdeenshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1840 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Reid, born in 1842 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John N (born 1866 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane B (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Meston Al (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1845 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Christina

Reid

Wife
Male

John N

Reid

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jane B

Reid

Daughter
Male

Meston Al

Reid

Son
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Dempster

Servant
Male

James

Hall

Servant
Male

John

Sim

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

41

1840

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Reid

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John N

Reid

Son

-

15

1866

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane B

Reid

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Meston Al

Reid

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Dempster

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Hall

Servant

Married

36

1845

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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