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Household of James Reid (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newbattle, 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.

James Reid and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1846 in West Wemyss, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Jane Reid, born in 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1869 in Markinch, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Markinch, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet Park (born 1873 in Markinch, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Susan Jane (born 1877 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1836 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1843 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Susan Jane

Reid

Wife
Female

Isabella

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Janet Park

Reid

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Forster

Boarder
Male

James

Aitken

Boarder
Female

Susan Jane

Reid

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place West Wemyss, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

35

1846

West Wemyss, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan Jane

Reid

Wife

Married

39

1842

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Reid

Daughter

-

12

1869

Markinch, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

10

1871

Markinch, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Park

Reid

Daughter

-

8

1873

Markinch, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Forster

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Aitken

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Susan Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

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