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Household of James Reid (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1838 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary L Reid, born in 1840 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1863 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Wallacetown, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1872 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Mary L

Reid

Wife
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Helen

Reid

Daughter
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

43

1838

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary L

Reid

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wallacetown, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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