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Household of James Reid (born 1816, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Reid and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1816 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Reid, born in 1821 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Amelia B (born 1843 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1848 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander L (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Sophia

Reid

Wife
Female

Amelia B

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

Alexander L

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Boarder
Male

William

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

65

1816

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Reid

Wife

Married

60

1821

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Amelia B

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander L

Reid

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Boarder

Unmarried

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Walker

Boarder

Widower

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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