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Household of William Reid (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1833 in Auchtertool, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reid, born in 1835 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1857 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1874 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Mathew Reid, born in 1881 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland.


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret

Reid

Wife
Female

Helen

Reid

Daughter
Female

Janet

Reid

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Reid

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Reid

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

48

1833

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Wife

Married

46

1835

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Mathew

Reid

Grandson

-

0

1881

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

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