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Household of James Reid (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Reid, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Duffus, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Christina

Reid

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Harriet

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Ledingham

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Witty

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

Reid

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet

Reid

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ledingham

Boarder

Unmarried

60

1821

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Witty

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Duffus, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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