photo of A Reid snr at www.manxnotebook.com/fulltext/sp1904/cap4.htm (died 1911 - brief notice www.manxnotebook.com/mquart/mq29103.htm)
suspect this is him in 1881 census (Onchan cover Douglas - North Quay is right in centre of old Douglas) - the family relationships and ages look very strange - suspect sons etc must be of widower father George - anyway it looks as if you are back to non-manx records !

Onchan REIDE Alexander 17 North Quay Head M 24 Mariner --- England
Onchan REIDE Elizabeth 17 North Quay Wife M 22 --- Castletown IoM
Onchan REIDE George 17 North Quay Son - 16 Scholar Douglas IoM
Onchan REIDE Jessica 17 North Quay Daur - 14 Scholar Douglas IoM
Onchan REIDE David 17 North Quay Son - 12 Scholar Douglas IoM
Onchan REIDE Elizabeth 17 North Quay Daur - 9 Scholar Douglas IoM
Onchan REIDE Annie T. 17 North Quay Daur - 8 --- Douglas IoM
Onchan REIDE George 17 North Quay Father W 72 Steamboat Engineer --- Scotland
the following is possibly a lodger or shared house ?
Onchan COMISH Ann 17 North Quay Head W 82 Staymaker Lezayre IoM

thus