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Household of William Reid (born 1822, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1822 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie Elizabeth (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1825 in England), William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Servant, Fanny (born 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Anne (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Male

John

Reid

Son
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Browne

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Thom

Visitor
Female

Fanny

Mackintosh

Servant
Female

Anne

McMally

Servant
Female

Jane

Fortune

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Widower

59

1822

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie Elizabeth

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Browne

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

56

1825

England

Margaret

Thom

Visitor

Unmarried

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Fanny

Mackintosh

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

Anne

McMally

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Fortune

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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