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Household of Thomas Reid (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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.

Thomas Reid and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reid, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Reid, born in 1845 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1874 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1837 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Jessie (born 1880 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Reid's household

Male

Thomas

Reid

Head
Female

Helen

Reid

Wife
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary

Reid

Daughter
Female

Helen

Reid

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Reid

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Gibbeny

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reid

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Helen

Reid

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Reid

Daughter

-

9

1872

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

5

1876

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gibbeny

Boarder

-

1

1880

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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