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Household of John Reid (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crail, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1834 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Reid, born in 1838 in Crail, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Jane F (born 1870 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), James C (born 1876 in Crail, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander B (born 1879 in Crail, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1840 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1858 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Jeanie

Reid

Wife
Male

William

Reid

Son
Female

Jane F

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Son
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Male

James C

Reid

Son
Male

Alexander B

Reid

Son
Female

Mary

Reid

Sister
Female

Elisabeth

Meldrum

Servant
Female

Ann

Grieve

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

47

1834

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Reid

Wife

Married

43

1838

Crail, Fife, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

12

1869

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Jane F

Reid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Crail, Fife, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

9

1872

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

-

7

1874

Crail, Fife, Scotland

James C

Reid

Son

-

5

1876

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Alexander B

Reid

Son

-

2

1879

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Sister

Unmarried

41

1840

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Meldrum

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Grieve

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

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