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Household of John Reid (born 1836, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drainie, Moray, 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.

John Reid and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1836 in Portgordon, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elsie Reid, born in 1839 in Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 8 children; Catherine (born 1861 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Elsie A (born 1871 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1873 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Jemesina M (born 1881 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Maggie Lawson, born in 1835 in Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Elsie

Reid

Wife
Female

Catherine

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Isabella

Reid

Daughter
Female

Elsie A

Reid

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Reid

Son
Female

Jessie

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jemesina M

Reid

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Lawson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

45

1836

Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland

Elsie

Reid

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Catherine

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elsie A

Reid

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Benjamin

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jessie

Reid

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jemesina M

Reid

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Maggie

Lawson

Sister-In-Law

-

46

1835

Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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