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Household of James Reid (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1827 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Reid, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1860 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1850 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, John (born 1848 in Ireland), James's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1878 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Samuel (born 1854 in Ireland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Ellen

Reid

Wife
Female

Ann

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jane

McClelland

Daughter
Male

John

McClelland

Son-In-Law
Female

Ellen

McClelland

Granddaughter
Male

Samuel

Greir

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Ellen

Reid

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Ann

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McClelland

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McClelland

Son-In-Law

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Ellen

McClelland

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Greir

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

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