THE HISTORY OF RINMORE THROUGH 
THE CENSUS RETURNS

 1841 CENSUS
(census taken night of 6th June)

The name Rinmore is used twice for this census – Rinmore (1) and Rinmore (2) 

RINMORE (1)

PETER REID (head) (45) farmer, born in county (son of James and Hellen)
Jean Reid wife  (25) born in the county
Peter Reid son (6) all the children are born in the county
Helen Reid daughter (4)
Hary Reid son (2)
Hellen Reid (75) independent, born in the county (this is James’s widow and Peter’s mother)  
Isobel Robertson (15) female servant
Mary Glennie (10) position not described
Hellen Ma??n (35)            “
Forbes Couper (32) ag lab
James Ferguson (18) ag lab

RINMORE (2)

James Reid (head) (48) farmer, born in county (James is Peter’s older brother, and son of James and Hellen)
Jean Reid (nee Dawson) (42) all born in county
Jean Reid (9) female servant (this is their daughter)
Tessy Begg (14) female servant
Isobel Stuart (16) female servant
James MacHardy (20) ag lab
James MacMulligin (15) ag lab
Elizabeth Fraser (60) position not described  

 1851 CENSUS  
(census taken night of 30th March)

The name Rinmore is again used twice although the names are different from 10 year’s ago – Old Rinmore and Rinmore

OLD RINMORE

JANE (JEAN) REID (head) (38) farmer of 25 acres employs 3 labs b 1813 – this is Peter’s widow
Peter Reid farmer’s son (15) b 1836
Harry Reid son, scholar (12) b 1839
GORDON son, scholar (9) b 1842
James son, scholar (6) b 1845
Mary J daughter (2) b 1849
Alexander McRobie (26) farm labourer
Jannet Scott (31) house servant
Peter Dickson (19) farm labourer  

NB Helen Reid (14) is missing from this census

RINMORE

James Reid (head) 58 farmer of 25 acres employs 4 labs b1793 – son of James and Hellen)
Jane (Jean) Reid, wife (52), farmer’s wife b 1799
George Gordon (22) farm labourer
Isobel Watt (24) house servant
Jane smith (12) farm labourer
William Stuart (15) farm labourer
George Miller (60), traveller, selling books

NB    In 1852 a William Riddle servant at Rinmore married a Jane Dow of Chapple Hill on 25^th Nov. in Kildrummie

1861 CENSUS
(census taken night of 7th April)

The time the name Rinmore is used four times – Rinmore Croft, Rinmore and Newton of Rinmore (1) and (2) 

RINMORE CROFT

James Reid (head) (68) farmer of 6 acres b 1793 Glenbucket (son of James and Hellen)
Jean Reid, wife, (62) farmer’s wife b 1799 Kildrummy

RINMORE

Peter Reid (head) (25) farmer of 60 acres b1836 Strathdon
Isabella Reid (nee McDonald) wife, (27) farmer’s wife b1834 Kirkmichael
James Reid son, (11 months) b 1860 Strathdon
Helen Reid, sister (24), farmer’s sister, b1837 Strathdon
GORDON REID, brother (19), farmer’s brother, b 1842 Strathdon
James Reid, brother (16), farmer’s brother, b 1845 Strathdon
Mary Jane, sister (12), scholar, b 1849 Strathdon
Robert McDonald (22), brother in law (Isabella’s brother) mason, b 1839 Kirkmichael
Jane McDonald (19), general servant, b 1842 Kirkmichael
Jessie McDonald (14), domestic servant, b 1847 Kirkmichael

NEWTON OF RINMORE (1)

Alexander May (head) (54) ag lab, b 1807
Isobel May, wife (59), wife of labourer, b1802

NEWTON OF RINMORE (2)

Robert Dallas (head) (45) tailor b 1816
Robert Dallas Junior, son, (19) farm labourer b1842
Mary Ann Dallas, daughter (10) scholar b1851
David Dallas, son, (15) farm labouer b1846
Helen Dallas, daughter (6) scholar b1855

 I assume that the occupants of Newton of Rinmore 1 and 2 worked at Rinmore

1871 CENSUS
(census taken night of 2nd April)

The name Rinmore is used three times Rinmore Croft, Rinmore Farm and Rinmore. 

RINMORE CROFT – rooms with windows 3

Jane Reid (head) widow, (71) crofter of 6 acres employs 1 servant b. Kildrummy.
Isabella Reid, servant (13), domestic servant b Kildrummy.

RINMORE FARM - rooms with windows 7

Peter Reid (head) married (35) farmer of 44 acres, employs 1 boy b Strathdon
Isabella Reid, wife, (38) farmer’s wife b Banffshire, Kirkmichael
James Reid, son, (10) scholar b Strathdon
Robert Reid, son, (9), scholar b Strathdon
Jane Reid, daughter, (7), scholar, b Strathdon
Isabella Reid, daughter (4) farmer’s daughter, b Strathdon
Helen Reid, daughter (2) farmer’s daughter, b Strathdon  
William Beattie, servant (13), farm servant b Glenbucket

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Gordon has just married Jane Gauld Grant (1870) and they have moved to Rinmore (later known as West Rinmore) as yet there are no children, their eldest WILLIAM being born in 1873.

1881 CENSUS
(census taken the night of 3rd April)

The name Rinmore is used three times – East Rinmore, West Rinmore & Rinmore Croft

EAST RINMORE

WEST RINMORE

RINMORE CROFT

Jane (Jean) Reid (82) widow, head crofter b 1799 Kildrummy (this is James’ Reid’s widow, James was the son of James and Hellen – she is ‘my’ Gordon’s aunt by marriage, also aunt to Peter Reid at East Rinmore)

1891 CENSUS
(census taken night of 5th April)

Rinmore is as 1881 East Rinmore and West Rinmore 

EAST RINMORE - rooms with windows 7

Peter Reid (head) (55) farmer b Strathdon
Isabella Reid, wife, (58) farmer’s wife b Kirkmichael, Banffshire
Robert Reid, farmer’s son, (29) b Strathdon
Ellen Reid, farmer’s daughter at home (22) b Strathdon
Peter Reid, servant, unmarried (18) general merchant’s assistant b Strathdon

WEST RINMORE - rooms with windows 6

GORDON REID (head) widower (48) farmer b Strathdon,
Mary J Reid, daughter, unmarried (17) farmer’s daughter, b Strathdon
James Reid, son, u/m (15) farmer’s son, employed by father b Strathdon
Helen A Reid, daughter (12) scholar, b Strathdon
Bella G Reid, daughter (10) scholar, b Strathdon
John G Reid, son (8) scholar, b Strathdon
Margaret Reid, daughter (7) scholar, b Strathdon
Georgina Reid, daughter, (3) b Strathdon

NB WILLIAM REID (my grandfather) and his brother Alexander are  missing from West Rinmore for this census

RINMORE CROFT - rooms with windows 5

Alexander McRobie (head) u/m (67) crofter & ag lab b Glenbucket  

1901 CENSUS
(census taken night of 31st March)

Rinmore is divided into two – Easter Rinmore and Wester Rinmore

EASTER RINMORE - rooms with windows 8

Peter Reid (head) married (65) farmer and employer b Strathdon
Isabella Reid, wife, (68) b Banffshire, Kirkmichael
James Reid, son, (40) farmer’s son, invalid b Strathdon
Robert Reid, son, (39) farmer and employer b Strathdon
Isabella Stephen, daughter (34) married b Strathdon
Hellen Reid, daughter, (32) assisting b Strathdon
Elizabeth Reid, daughter (25) assisting, b Strathdon
John Stephen, grandson (5) b Banffshire, Tornitoul
Isabella Stephen, granddaughter (3)   “
John Cassels (14) general servant

WESTER RINMORE - rooms with windows 3

William Ness (head) (34) horseman on farm b Kildrummy
Maggie Ness, wife (30) b Strathdon
Thomas Ness, son, (8) scholar b Ireland?
William Ness, son, (6) scholar b Towie
Christian Ness, daughter, (3)?  “
Annie Ness, daughter, (2) ?    “
Jane Ness, daughter, (5 months)  “

SHANNOCH - rooms with windows 6

see Shannoch page

For full information on the 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses see Scotlands People

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