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Household of Jessie Reid (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, Orkney, 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.

Jessie Reid and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Reid, born in 1828 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie's Son-In-Law, Alexander (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Jessie Reid's household

Female

Jessie

Reid

Head
Male

William

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son-In-Law
Male

William

Reid

Grandson
Female

Jessie

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

William

Reid

Grandson
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Reid

Head

Widow

53

1828

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

Married

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son-In-Law

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

William

Reid

Grandson

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Reid

Daughter

-

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

William

Reid

Grandson

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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