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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland Parish, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1847 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Ritchie Reid, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald Pringle (born 1870 in United States), David Pringle (born 1873 in United States), Maggie Stein Forrest (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexand (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Cousin, Robert Andrew Tannahill, born in 1857 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Christina Ritchie

Reid

Wife
Male

Archibald Pringle

Reid

Son
Male

David Pringle

Reid

Son
Female

Maggie Stein Forrest

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexand

Reid

Son
Male

Robert Andrew

Tannahill

Cousin
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

34

1847

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina Ritchie

Reid

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald Pringle

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

United States

David Pringle

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

United States

Maggie Stein Forrest

Reid

Daughter

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexand

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Andrew

Tannahill

Cousin

Unmarried

24

1857

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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