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Household of John Reid (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Reid, born in 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1854 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert P (born 1859 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jeanie P (born 1861 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1815 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Mary

Reid

Wife
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Son
Male

Robert P

Reid

Son
Female

Jeanie P

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brown

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Sibson

Servant
Female

Jane

Reid

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Wife

Married

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert P

Reid

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeanie P

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

66

1815

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Sibson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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