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Household of James Reid (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reid, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Baird Reid, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ada Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lucy Catherine (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert Valentine (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Governess, Mary Elizabeth (born 1856 in England), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1828 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1841 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Barbara (born 1849 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Reid's household

Male

James

Reid

Head
Female

Isabella Baird

Reid

Wife
Female

Ada Jane

Reid

Daughter
Female

Lucy Catherine

Reid

Daughter
Male

Robert Valentine

Reid

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Rice

Governess
Female

Margaret

McPhee

Servant
Female

Jessie

McLaren

Servant
Female

Barbara

Grant

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Servant
Female

Mary

Campbell

Servant
Female

Catherine

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reid

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Baird

Reid

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ada Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lucy Catherine

Reid

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Valentine

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Elizabeth

Rice

Governess

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Margaret

McPhee

Servant

Unmarried

53

1828

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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