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Household of Benjamin Reid (born 1831, Armagh)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Benjamin Reid and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Reid, born in 1831 in Armagh, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1843 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Snelston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Mary Ann Gibson, born in 1863 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Benjamin Reid's household

Male

Benjamin

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Armagh, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Reid

Head

Married

50

1831

Armagh, Ireland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

Married

38

1843

Mayo, Ireland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Snelston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gibson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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