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Household of John Reid (born 1839, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petty, Invernessshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1839 in Nairnshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Reid, born in 1845 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1867 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Janet J (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret King, born in 1806 in Morayshire, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Jessie

Reid

Wife
Male

John

Reid

Son
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

Charles

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Female

Janet J

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

Thomas

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret

King

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

42

1839

Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

Reid

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

14

1867

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Charles

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet J

Reid

Daughter

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

King

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Morayshire, Scotland

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