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Household of James Reith (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, 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 Reith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reith, born in 1843 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Reith, born in 1851 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James L (born 1876 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1877 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella Macdonald, born in 1863 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Reith's household

Male

James

Reith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Reith

Wife
Male

James L

Reith

Son
Female

Mary A

Reith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Reith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reith

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Reith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reith

Head

Married

38

1843

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James L

Reith

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Reith

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reith

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reith

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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