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Household of Alexander Rae (born 1817, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rae, born in 1817 in Whitsome, Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas (born 1847 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza R (born 1849 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), James T (born 1852 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann C (born 1854 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and George W (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Nephew, William (born 1854 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Mary Ann (born 1816 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Minnie (born 1860 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Rae's household

Male

Alexander

Rae

Head
Male

Thomas

Rae

Son
Female

Eliza R

Rae

Daughter
Male

James T

Rae

Son
Female

Mary Ann C

Rae

Daughter
Male

George W

Rae

Son
Male

William

Rae

Nephew
Female

Mary Ann

Handyride

Sister-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Servant
Female

Minnie

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rae

Head

Widower

64

1817

Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas

Rae

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza R

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James T

Rae

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann C

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

George W

Rae

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Rae

Nephew

Unmarried

27

1854

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Handyride

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

65

1816

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Minnie

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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