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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fyvie, 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 1839 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1877 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elspet (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Mother, Margaret (born 1792 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary

Beaton

Servant
Female

Elspet

Gillanders

Servant
Female

Margaret

Reid

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Widower

42

1839

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

1

1880

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Gillanders

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Mother

Widow

89

1792

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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