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Household of William Reid (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, Aberdeenshire, 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 Reid and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1835 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1845 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1871 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1877 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jane Lawson, born in 1863 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Male

James

Reid

Son
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Female

Elspet

Reid

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Lawson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

46

1835

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

-

36

1845

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Son

-

10

1871

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

8

1873

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Reid

Daughter

-

8

1873

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

1

1880

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Lawson

Servant

-

18

1863

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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