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Household of Alexander Rae (born 1805, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rae, born in 1805 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Rae, born in 1802 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1843 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Wilhelmina (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, John (born 1877 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1881 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, John (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Rae's household

Male

Alexander

Rae

Head
Female

Jessie

Rae

Wife
Male

William

Rae

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Wilhelmina

Rae

Granddaughter
Male

John

Rae

Grandson
Female

Christina

Rae

Granddaughter
Male

John

Fergueson

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
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

76

1805

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Rae

Wife

Married

79

1802

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Rae

Son

Married

38

1843

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter-In-Law

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Rae

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Rae

Grandson

-

4

1877

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Rae

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Fergueson

Grandson

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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