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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Duddington, Midlothian, 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 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet D Reid, born in 1835 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander E (born 1863 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Arthur R (born 1867 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1869 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary L (born 1871 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George A (born 1873 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Agnes H Ainslie, born in 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Janet D

Reid

Wife
Female

Alexander E

Reid

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Male

Arthur R

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret M

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Reid

Daughter
Male

George A

Reid

Son
Female

Agnes H

Ainslie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet D

Reid

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander E

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Arthur R

Reid

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary L

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George A

Reid

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes H

Ainslie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

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