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Household of Archibald Reith (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Archibald Reith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Reith, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Bridget Reith, born in 1838 in Roscommon, Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Archibald's Lodger, David Williamson, born in 1827 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Archibald Reith's household

Male

Archibald

Reith

Head
Female

Bridget

Reith

Wife
Male

John

Reith

Son
Female

Mary

Reith

Daughter
Male

David

Reith

Son
Male

Peter

Reith

Son
Male

James

Reith

Son
Male

David

Williamson

Lodger
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Reith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Reith

Head

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bridget

Reith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Roscommon, Ireland

John

Reith

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Reith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Reith

Son

-

12

1869

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Reith

Son

-

7

1874

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Reith

Son

-

2

1879

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Williamson

Lodger

-

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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