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Household of William Reid (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1851 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Reid, born in 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, George (born 1828 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Sister, Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Jane

Reid

Wife
Female

Margaret

Reid

Daughter
Male

George

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Reid

Daughter
Male

George

Reid

Father
Female

Mary

Reid

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

30

1851

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

George

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Reid

Father

Widower

53

1828

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Sister

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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