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Household of James Reid (born 1818, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1818 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1820 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1858 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1861 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1865 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Peter (born 1861 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Male

George

Reid

Son
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

Peter

McGee

Servant
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

63

1818

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

-

61

1820

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Reid

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

McGee

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

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