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Household of John Reid (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1826 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Reid, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Susan (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, William (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Caroline (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Mary

Reid

Wife
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Female

Susan

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Grandson
Male

William

Reid

Grandson
Female

Caroline

Reid

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place 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

55

1826

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Wife

Married

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

Widower

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Reid

Grandson

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Reid

Grandson

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Caroline

Reid

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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