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Household of John Reid (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Reid, born in 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Isabella Brown, born in 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Ellen

Reid

Wife
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Isabella

Brown

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Reid

Wife

Married

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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