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Household of Margaret Reid (born 1812, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

Margaret Reid and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Reid, born in 1812 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Dorothy R (born 1843 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Rachael R (born 1845 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, William (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, Peter (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, James (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, John (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, John (born 1877 in England) and Margaret's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Margaret Reid's household

Female

Margaret

Reid

Head
Female

Dorothy R

Wright

Daughter
Female

Rachael R

McIntosh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wishart

Granddaughter
Male

William

Reid

Grandson
Male

Peter

Reid

Grandson
Male

James

Reid

Grandson
Male

John

Wright

Grandson
Female

Mary

Wright

Granddaughter
Female

Christina

Wright

Granddaughter
Male

John

Whitelaw

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Scott

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Reid

Head

Widow

69

1812

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dorothy R

Wright

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Rachael R

McIntosh

Daughter

Widow

36

1845

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wishart

Granddaughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Reid

Grandson

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Reid

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Reid

Grandson

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Wright

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Wright

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Whitelaw

Grandson

-

4

1877

England

Isabella

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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