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Household of John Reid (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1840 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Reid, born in 1846 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jean (born 1867 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert Alxr (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Mackie, born in 1859 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Mary

Reid

Wife
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Mary Jean

Reid

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Reid

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

Robert Alxr

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Mackie

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

41

1840

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Wife

Married

35

1846

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jean

Reid

Daughter

-

14

1867

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Reid

Daughter

-

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert Alxr

Reid

Son

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Mackie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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