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Household of William Reith (born 1801, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durris, Kincardineshire, 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 Reith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reith, born in 1801 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Reith, born in 1817 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1857 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William (born 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1855 in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1853 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1864 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Reith's household

Male

William

Reith

Head
Female

Christina

Reith

Wife
Male

James

Reith

Son
Male

William

Reith

Son
Female

Margaret

Kennedy

Daughter-In-Law
Male

William

Reith

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Reith

Granddaughter
Male

James

Lemond

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Servant
Female

Isabella

Gray

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reith

Head

Married

80

1801

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Reith

Wife

Married

64

1817

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Reith

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Reith

Son

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kennedy

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Reith

Grandson

-

3

1878

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reith

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Lemond

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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