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Household of Alexander Macrae (born 1795, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Alexander Macrae and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macrae, born in 1795 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1844 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Caroline Lewis (born 1846 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1853 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, John (born 1860 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, Andrew Lothian (born 1866 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander Macrae's household

Male

Alexander

Macrae

Head
Male

John

Macrae

Son
Female

Caroline Lewis

Macrae

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Maclean

Granddaughter
Male

John

Maclean

Grandson
Male

Andrew Lothian

Maclean

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 86
Birth year 1795
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macrae

Head

Widower

86

1795

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macrae

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Caroline Lewis

Macrae

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary Jane

Maclean

Granddaughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Maclean

Grandson

Unmarried

21

1860

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Andrew Lothian

Maclean

Grandson

-

15

1866

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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