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Household of Alexander Rae (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Rae and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rae, born in 1829 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Rae, born in 1849 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Maria Penny Rae, born in 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Rae's household

Male

Alexander

Rae

Head
Female

Helen

Rae

Wife
Male

Alexander

Rae

Son
Male

George

Rae

Son
Male

James

Rae

Son
Male

William

Rae

Son
Female

Helen

Rae

Daughter
Female

Maria Penny

Rae

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rae

Head

Married

52

1829

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Rae

Wife

Married

32

1849

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rae

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Rae

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Rae

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Rae

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Rae

Daughter

-

1

1880

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maria Penny

Rae

Boarder

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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