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Household of John Reid (born 1852, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathven, Banffshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1852 in Portknockie, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elsie Reid, born in 1852 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1877 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret Frazer (born 1879 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and John Findlay (born 1881 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jemima (born 1866 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Heblan (born 1863 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Elsie

Reid

Wife
Female

Helen

Reid

Daughter
Female

Margaret Frazer

Reid

Daughter
Male

John Findlay

Reid

Son
Female

Jemima

Stewart

Servant
Female

Heblan

Sutherland

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

29

1852

Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland

Elsie

Reid

Wife

Married

29

1852

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret Frazer

Reid

Daughter

-

2

1879

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

John Findlay

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jemima

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Banffshire, Scotland

Heblan

Sutherland

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

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