1881 Census of Reiff, Parish of Lochbroom, District of Coigach

The following transcription is of my photocopy of the 1881 census index for Reiff. The photocopy is of the microfilm of the LDS transcription of the original documents. So there is likely a lot of copy-of-copy-of-copy-of-errors here! Each transcription from the original documents increases the danger of error.

The columns on the 1881 census transcription read;


Address.

Surname.

Forename.

Relationship to Head.

Marital Condition.

Age.

Sex.

Occupation.

Where Born. / Co. / Parish

So.... I have taken a few liberties with the index to bring the style more in line with the earlier and later censuses, once I eventually view the microfilmed coppies I will know if I was correct!

One problem is that the indexers shortened occupation listings over 13 letters, and added a + sign to indicate it was shortened. In most cases the full listing is obvious, but there is further danger of error creeping in through my interpretations, sigh.


The enumerator numbered the households from consecutively for each community, I have identified the households by using a prefix of "81" to denote the 1881 census data, and a suffix based on the enumerators numbering.

Following the Reiff data I have included the two households of Camusglassellan, and the two households of Faochag. Both communities include people found in earlier Reiff censuses, so I have tacked them on.

Reiff

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

Camusglassellan 1 | 2 Faochag 1 | 2

Altandhu

Reiff 81-1

Roderick MacLeod      Head         M    40      Fisherman
Mary      do          Wife         M       34
John       do         Son                7      Scholar
Hector     do         Son                5        do
Flora      do         Daur                  3
Isabella   do         Daur                 4mo
Isabella   do         Moth         W       78
Margaret   do         Sis          U       42   General Serv
John MacLean          Neph              14      Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-2

Murdo MacKenzie       Head         M    62      Crofter
Ann     do            Wife         M       64
Catherine MacGregor   Daur         W       29
Mary MacKenzie        Daur         U       26
Alexander MacGregor   GSon               1
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-3

Alexander MacLeod     Head         M    79      Ag Labourer
Mary        do        Wife         M       72
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-4

Kenneth MacLennan     Head         M    56      Crofter
Mary       do         Wife         M       56
Murdo      do         Son          U    27      Fisherman
John       do         Son          U    23         do
Kenneth     do        Son          U    21         do
Alexander   do        Son          U    19
Niel        do        Son          U    17      Scholar
Donald     do         Son          U    15        do
Anne       do         Daur         U       25
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Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-5

Catherine MacLeod     Head         U       60   Crofter
Christy     do        Sis          U       63
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-6

William MacLeod       Head         M    66      Gl Labourer
Margaret   do         Wife         M       53
Roderick   do         Son               12      Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-7

Alexr. MacLeod        Head         M    40      Fisherman
Jessie    do          Wife         M       34
Anne      do          Daur                  6   Scholar
Janet     do          Daur                  5
Alexander   do        Son                2
Heugh       do        Son               3m
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-8

Duncan MacLean        Head         M    56      Fisherman
Alexanderina do       Wife         M       46
Donald       do       Son          U    15      Scholar
Anne        do        Daur                 11      do
Annabella    do       Daur                  8      do
Rachel      do        Daur                  3
Alexander   do        Son                2
     (page break)
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-9

Roderick MacKenzie    Head         M    52      Crofter
Janet       do        Wife         M       46
Alexander   do        Son          U    17      Fisherman
Mary       do         Daur         U       16   Scholar
Henny      do         Daur                 13     do
Catherine  do         Daur                 10     do
Margaret    do        Daur                 10     do
Murdo      do         Son                7        do
Donald     do         Son                4        do
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-10

Murdo MacLean         Head         M    42      Crofter
Barbara   do          Wife         M       30
Catherine  do         Daur                  2
John      do          Son               1m
Isabella MacKenzie    Aunt         U       60
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-11

Heugh Ross            Head         U    19      Genl. Labourer
Margaret do           Moth         W       60
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-12

Murdo MacLeod         Head         M    36      Fisherman
Barbara  do           Wife         M       26
John     do           Son                2
Mary     do           Daur                 6m
     (page break)
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-13

Alexander MacLennan   Head         M    63      Fisherman
Margaret     do       Wife         M       50
Murdo        do       Son          U    28      Fisherman
Alexr.       do       Son          U    23         do
John         do       Son          U    19         do
Angus        do       Son               12      Scholar
Isabella     do       Daur         U       16      do
Anne         do       Daur         U       14      do
Margaret     do       Daur                  9      do
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-14

John Urquhart         Head         U    50      Crofter
Anne    do            Moth         W       90
Anne    do            Sis          U       55   General Serv
Margaret do           Sis          U       48       do
Henny    do           Sis          U       42       do
Maggie Ross           Niec         U       15   Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-15

Heugh MacLeod         Head         U    40      Tailor
Janet    do           Sis          U       50
Ann      do           Sis          U       36   General Serv
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-16

Roderick Ross         Head         M    34      Fisherman
Maggie    do          Wife         M       29
Heugh     do          Son                3
Donald    do          Son                1
Janet     do          Moth         W       62
Eliza     do          Sis          U       37   General Serv
     (page break)
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-17

Kenneth MacLean       Head         U    23      Fisherman
Mary      do          Moth         W       59
Christy   do          Sis          U       30   General Serv
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-18

Donald MacDonald      Head         M    75      Crofter
Elizabeth   do        Wife         M       65
Isabella    do        Daur         U       27   General Serv
Heugh      do         Son          U    23      Fisherman
George     do         Son          U    21          do
Alexander  do         Son          U    19          do
Margaret Ross         GDau                  4   Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-19

Norman MacLean        Head         W    65      Crofter
Mary     do           Daur         U       19
Bella    do           Daur                 11   Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-20

William MacLeod       Head         M    75      Crofter
Ann       do          Wife         M       60
John      do          Son          U    27      Fisherman
Christina  do         DauL         M       23
Mary       do         GDau                 8m
Elizabeth  do         GDau                  7   Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-21

Kenneth MacLeod       Head         M    47      Fisherman
Johan      do         Wife         M       40
Roderick   do         Son               10      Scholar
Murdo     do          Son                8         do
Donald    do          Son                4
     (page break)
Notes on this Household.
Reiff 81-22

Duncan MacKenzie      Head         M    69      Crofter
Ann        do         Wife         M       66
Roderick   do         Son          U    29      Fisherman
Mary MacLeod          Serv         U       40   General Serv
Notes on this Household.

Camusglassellan

Camusglassellan 81-1

Norman MacLeod        Head         M    74      Crofter
Ann      do           Wife         M       53
Roderick  do          Son          U    29      General Labou+
Notes on this Household.
Camusglassellan 81-2

Donald Urquhart       Head         M    46      Fisherman
Annabella   do        Wife         M       36
Murdo      do         Son               12      Scholar
Alexander  do         Son               10        do
Kenneth    do         Son                7        do
Catherine  do         Daur                  5
Ann       do          Daur                  3
Donald    do          Son               9m
Flora Campbell        Vist.        W       76    Pauper
Notes on this Household.

Faochag

Faochag 81-1

Donald MacLeod        Head         U    26      General Labourer
Isabella   do         Mother       M       60
Christy    do         Sister       U       23   General Servant
Murdo      do         Brother      U    16      Scholar
Notes on this Household.
Faochag 81-2

Heugh MacKenzie       Head         M    60      Fisherman
Jessie    do          Wife         M       50
Henny     do          Daur         U       32   General Servant
Peggy     do          Daur         U       22   General Servant
George Roy            GrandSon           6      Scholar
Notes on this Household.