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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1845, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1845 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1847 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1857 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Mary (born 1857 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Male

Charles

Reid

Boarder
Male

James

Keith

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Foubister

Boarder
Female

Mary

Michell

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

36

1845

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Keith

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Foubister

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Michell

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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