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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Reid and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1816 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elesabeth Reid, born in 1825 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1851 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George K (born 1855 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jannet S (born 1861 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elesabeth T (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane Hannah (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Molison, born in 1859 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Elesabeth

Reid

Wife
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

George K

Reid

Son
Female

Jannet S

Reid

Daughter
Female

Elesabeth T

Reid

Daughter
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Female

Jane Hannah

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Isabella

Molison

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

65

1816

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elesabeth

Reid

Wife

Married

56

1825

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Reid

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George K

Reid

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jannet S

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elesabeth T

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Hannah

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Molison

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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