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Household of Robert Reid (born 1827, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Robert Reid and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Reid, born in 1827 in Orkney, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret G Reid, born in 1837 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robina (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Angus (born 1863 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, George (born 1857 in -) and Robert's Boarder, Bainjik (born 1851 in -).


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Robert Reid's household

Male

Robert

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret G

Reid

Wife
Male

Alexander

Reid

Son
Female

Jessie

Reid

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Barbara

Reid

Daughter
Female

Robina

Reid

Daughter
Male

Angus

Robertson

Boarder
Male

George

Kizak

Boarder
Male

Bainjik

Mikal

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Reid

Head

Married

54

1827

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret G

Reid

Wife

Married

44

1837

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Reid

Daughter

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Reid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Reid

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Reid

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Angus

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Kizak

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

-

Bainjik

Mikal

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

-

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