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Household of John Reid (born 1815, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, 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 1815 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; David (born 1844 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Jane Reid, born in 1852 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Male

David

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Reid

-
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

David

Reid

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Widower

66

1815

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Reid

Son

Married

37

1844

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

-

Married

29

1852

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

9

1872

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

5

1876

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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