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Household of Alexander Reid (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Reid, born in 1837 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Reid, born in 1838 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 10 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland), Isabella H (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew Y (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Reid's household

Male

Alexander

Reid

Head
Female

Isabella

Reid

Wife
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Female

Isabella H

Reid

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Reid

Daughter
Male

Andrew Y

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

David

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Reid

Head

Married

44

1837

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Reid

Wife

Married

43

1838

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

Isabella H

Reid

Daughter

-

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew Y

Reid

Son

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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