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Household of Charles Macrae (born 1845, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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.

Charles Macrae and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Macrae, born in 1845 in Portree, Invernessshire, consisted of 19 members. Charles was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Helen M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Flora J (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Sister, Betsy M (born 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles's Sister-In-Law, Kate (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Charles's Boarder, Lila C (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles's Boarder, Dinah (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles's Boarder, George (born 1863 in England), Charles's Visitor, John (born 1842 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Charles's Visitor, William J (born 1843 in Mauritius), Charles's Visitor, George (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles's House Maid, Marion (born 1839 in Broadford, Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles's House Maid, Catherine (born 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Charles's Servant, Isabella (born 1829 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland), Charles's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles's Servant, Raechal (born 1841 in Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles's -, Ronald (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles's -, Kenneth (born 1859 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Charles Macrae's household

Male

Charles

Macrae

Head
Female

Helen M

Macrae

Daughter
Female

Flora J

Macrae

Daughter
Female

Betsy M

Rowan

Sister
Female

Kate

Johnston

Sister-In-Law
Female

Lila C

Hutton

Boarder
Female

Dinah

North

Boarder
Male

George

Fitzclarence

Boarder
Male

John

McGregor

Visitor
Male

William J

McCaw

Visitor
Male

George

Anderson

Visitor
Female

Marion

Finlayson

House Maid
Female

Catherine

McLennon

House Maid
Female

Isabella

Williams

Servant
Female

Sarah

Mechan

Servant
Female

Raechal

McKinnon

Servant
Male

Ronald

McKenzie

-
Male

Kenneth

Macmillan

-
Male

Thomas

Reid

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Macrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Macrae

Head

Widower

36

1845

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen M

Macrae

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora J

Macrae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy M

Rowan

Sister

Widow

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kate

Johnston

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lila C

Hutton

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

Dinah

North

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

George

Fitzclarence

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

England

John

McGregor

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

William J

McCaw

Visitor

Unmarried

38

1843

Mauritius

George

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Finlayson

House Maid

Unmarried

42

1839

Broadford, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLennon

House Maid

Unmarried

32

1849

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Williams

Servant

Widow

52

1829

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Sarah

Mechan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Raechal

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Ronald

McKenzie

-

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Macmillan

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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