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Household of William Reid (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reid, born in 1831 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Margaret A (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah E (born 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth P (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert L (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Joanna (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1834 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Reid's household

Male

William

Reid

Head
Female

Margaret A

Reid

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Reid

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Reid

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Son
Female

Elizabeth P

Reid

Daughter
Male

Robert L

Reid

Son
Female

Joanna

Reid

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Visitor
Female

Mary

McLean

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reid
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reid

Head

Widower

50

1831

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah E

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hannah

Reid

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth P

Reid

Daughter

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert L

Reid

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joanna

Reid

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Visitor

Unmarried

47

1834

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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