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Household of John Reid (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1847 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Reid, born in 1853 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; James M (born 1874 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie B (born 1880 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Watt, born in 1866 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Jane

Reid

Wife
Male

James M

Reid

Son
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Annie B

Reid

Daughter
Male

George

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret

Watt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

34

1847

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Wife

Married

28

1853

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James M

Reid

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie B

Reid

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

George

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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