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 James Reid (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, 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.

James Reid and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1839 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1845 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1868 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Sarah (born 1870 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Wilhelmina (born 1873 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1877 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Christina (born 1816 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1869 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).


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

James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Female

Maggie

Reid

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Reid

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Reid

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Reid

Daughter
Female

Christina

Kennett

Mother-In-Law
Female

Christina

Morris

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

42

1839

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Reid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Reid

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Kennett

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

65

1816

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Morris

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Aberdour, Fife, 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 James Reid in Aberdour in 1881, and follow the Reid family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Reid

We’ve found James Reid in 1278 family trees. Find out more about James 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