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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1853 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Reid, born in 1854 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret Ann (born 1877 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1828 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Jessie (born 1865 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Brother, William (born 1870 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Reid

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Reid

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Eliza

Reid

Daughter
Female

Ann

Coupland

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Carnigie

Sister
Male

William

Carnigie

Brother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

28

1853

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Ann

Reid

Wife

Married

27

1854

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Reid

Daughter

-

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Ann

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Reid

Daughter

-

0

1881

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Coupland

Mother-In-Law

-

53

1828

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Carnigie

Sister

-

16

1865

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Carnigie

Brother

-

11

1870

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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