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Household of William Reid (born 1846, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1846 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Reid, born in 1851 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew L (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George G (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jane Wilson, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Janet

Reid

Wife
Male

William

Reid

Son
Male

John

Reid

Son
Male

Matthew L

Reid

Son
Male

George G

Reid

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

35

1846

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Reid

Wife

Married

30

1851

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew L

Reid

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George G

Reid

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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