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Household of John Reid (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

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 1854 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1858 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alex (born 1800 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Male

John

Reid

Son
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

Alex

Sangster

Boarder
Male

William

Hendry

Boarder
Male

James

Forbes

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

Married

23

1858

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Sangster

Boarder

Widower

81

1800

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Hendry

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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