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Household of Alexander Rae (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1844 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rae, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Elen (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Rae's household

Male

Alexander

Rae

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife
Male

Charles

Rae

Son
Male

George

Rae

Son
Female

Jessie

Rae

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rae

Son
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elen

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place 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

37

1844

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Rae

Son

-

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Rae

Son

-

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Rae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rae

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Sister-In-Law

-

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elen

Fraser

Boarder

-

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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