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Household of William Reid (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 1848 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maggie Reid, born in 1849 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie W (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen G (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Ellen G (born 1857 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Maggie

Reid

Wife
Female

Maggie W

Reid

Daughter
Female

Helen G

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Boarder
Female

Ellen G

Reid

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

33

1848

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Reid

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Maggie W

Reid

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen G

Reid

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen G

Reid

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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