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Household of John Reid (born 1817, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reid, born in 1817 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Reid, born in 1818 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; L Wood G (born 1855 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1857 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Eliza (born 1858 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Helen (born 1831 in Kenmore, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1832 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1841 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Reid's household

Male

John

Reid

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Wife
Female

L Wood G

Reid

Daughter
Female

Janet

Reid

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Taylor

Servant
Female

Helen

Baxter

Servant
Female

Margaret

McKenzie

Servant
Female

Mary

Cameron

Servant
Female

Janet

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reid

Head

Married

64

1817

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Wife

Married

63

1818

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

L Wood G

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Baxter

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Kenmore, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

49

1832

Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

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