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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Reid, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Wilhelmina (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Harry (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Mary

Reid

Wife
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Female

Helen

Reid

Daughter
Male

Harry

Reid

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, 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

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Reid

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Wilhelmina

Reid

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harry

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Fife, Scotland

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