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Household of William Reid (born 1827, Renfrewshire)

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.

William Reid and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1827 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Melina Reid, born in 1837 in England. They had 10 children; Margaret B (born 1862 in Australia), William H (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary K (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Janet A (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Jane H (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Melina H (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John C H (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Ronald J (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Mabel F (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary A (born 1859 in England) and William's Servant, Christina (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Melina

Reid

Wife
Female

Margaret B

Reid

Daughter
Male

William H

Reid

Son
Male

Robert

Reid

Son
Female

Mary K

Reid

Daughter
Female

Janet A

Reid

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Reid

Daughter
Female

Melina H

Reid

Daughter
Male

John C H

Reid

Son
Male

Ronald J

Reid

Son
Female

Mabel F

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Vivant

Servant
Female

Christina

Rennie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

54

1827

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Melina

Reid

Wife

Married

44

1837

England

Margaret B

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Australia

William H

Reid

Son

-

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son

-

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary K

Reid

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet A

Reid

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane H

Reid

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Melina H

Reid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John C H

Reid

Son

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ronald J

Reid

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mabel F

Reid

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary A

Vivant

Servant

-

22

1859

England

Christina

Rennie

Servant

-

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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