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Household of John Reid (born 1848, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1848 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Reid, born in 1846 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth Brown, born in 1834 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Jemima

Reid

Wife
Male

Thomas

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Jemima

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

33

1848

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jemima

Reid

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Reid

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Reid

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

47

1834

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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