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Household of John Reid (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

John Reid and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1840 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Reid, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1878 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England) and Janet (born 1881 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wifes Sister, Isabella (born 1853 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Wife
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Female

Janet

Reid

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Casswell

Wifes Sister
Female

Mary

Whittaker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

Single

3

1878

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Reid

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Casswell

Wifes Sister

Single

28

1853

Scotland

Mary

Whittaker

Servant

Single

14

1867

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

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