Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of David Reid (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of David Reid, born in 1844 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Reid, born in 1834 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1875 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Pennelope Houston, born in 1863 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

David Reid's household

Male

David

Reid

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Reid

Wife
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Maggie

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Reid

Daughter
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Female

Pennelope

Houston

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Reid

Head

Married

37

1844

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Reid

Wife

Married

47

1834

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Pennelope

Houston

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of David Reid in New Monkland in 1881, and follow the Reid family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for David Reid

We’ve found David Reid in 286 family trees. Find out more about David Reid's household and view the Reid family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census