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Household of David Reid (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, Orkney, 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.

David Reid and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Reid, born in 1839 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jean Reid, born in 1843 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1863 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Sinklair (born 1870 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Aunt, Jean Hercus, born in 1823 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.


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David Reid's household

Male

David

Reid

Head
Female

Jean

Reid

Wife
Male

George

Reid

Son
Female

Janet

Reid

Daughter
Male

Sinklair

Reid

Son
Male

David

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Catherine

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jean

Hercus

Aunt
First name(s) David
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Reid

Head

Married

42

1839

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Reid

Wife

Married

38

1843

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

George

Reid

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Sinklair

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

David

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

6

1875

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

2

1879

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Reid

Daughter

-

0

1881

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Hercus

Aunt

Widow

58

1823

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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