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Household of William L Reid (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, Caithness, 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.

William L Reid and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William L Reid, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William L was the head of the household, married to Annie Reid, born in 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; George A (born 1877 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Jane M (born 1878 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald S (born 1881 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William L's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and William L's Servant, Peter (born 1861 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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William L Reid's household

Male

William L

Reid

Head
Female

Annie

Reid

Wife
Male

George A

Reid

Son
Female

Jane M

Reid

Daughter
Male

Donald S

Reid

Son
Female

Jessie

Brims

Servant
Male

Peter

Green

Servant
First name(s) William L
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William L

Reid

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Reid

Wife

Married

25

1856

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George A

Reid

Son

-

4

1877

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jane M

Reid

Daughter

-

3

1878

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Donald S

Reid

Son

-

0

1881

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Brims

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Peter

Green

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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