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Household of William Reid (born 1815, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1815 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara V Reid, born in 1827 in -. They had 4 children; Georgina (born 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Anna J (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William H (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Clara V (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Cecilia (born 1859 in Gateside, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Clara V

Reid

Wife
Female

Georgina

Reid

Daughter
Female

Anna J

Reid

Daughter
Male

William H

Reid

Son
Female

Clara V

Reid

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Caig

Servant
Female

Cecilia

Millar

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McOwan

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

66

1815

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Clara V

Reid

Wife

Married

54

1827

-

Georgina

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna J

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William H

Reid

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Clara V

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Caig

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Gateside, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

McOwan

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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