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Household of William Reid (born 1822, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1822 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary L Reid, born in 1821 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret D (born 1857 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Mary L (born 1858 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Mary (born 1871 in Ceylon), William's Boarder, Annie (born 1872 in Ceylon) and William's Servant, Johan (born 1863 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Mary L

Reid

Wife
Female

Margaret D

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Reid

Daughter
Female

Mary

Porter

Boarder
Female

Annie

Porter

Boarder
Female

Johan

Macauley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Married

59

1822

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary L

Reid

Wife

Married

60

1821

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret D

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary L

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Boarder

Unmarried

10

1871

Ceylon

Annie

Porter

Boarder

Unmarried

9

1872

Ceylon

Johan

Macauley

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Invernessshire, Scotland

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