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Household of James Reid (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Reid, born in 1847 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1872 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Colin (born 1880 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, James Mackay (born 1867 in Riggend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Maggie Kerr (born 1869 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1865 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Jane

Reid

Wife
Male

James Mackay

Reid

Step Son
Female

Maggie Kerr

Reid

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Christina

Reid

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Reid

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Reid

Daughter
Male

Colin

Reid

Son
Male

Robert

Taylor

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Mackay

Reid

Step Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Riggend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie Kerr

Reid

Step Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

9

1872

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Reid

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Colin

Reid

Son

-

1

1880

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Taylor

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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