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Household of David Reid (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

David Reid and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Reid, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Reid, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1862 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother, Grace Reid, born in 1798 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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David Reid's household

Male

David

Reid

Head
Female

Mary

Reid

Wife
Male

George

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Male

David

Reid

Son
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Grace

Reid

Mother
First name(s) David
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Reid

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Reid

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Reid

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

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