Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Reid (born 1829, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1829 in Torphichen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Reid, born in 1831 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1872 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Christina Graham, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Jane

Reid

Wife
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Male

David

Reid

Son
Female

Christina

Graham

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Torphichen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

52

1829

Torphichen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

14

1867

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Reid

Son

-

9

1872

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Graham

Boarder

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Reid in Lasswade in 1881, and follow the Reid family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Reid

We’ve found Alexander Reid in 376 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Reid's household and view the Reid family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census