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Household of David McRae (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cargill, Perthshire, 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.

David McRae and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McRae, born in 1847 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary McRae, born in 1848 in Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1873 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Step Daughter, Jessie Hay, born in 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David McRae's household

Male

David

McRae

Head
Female

Mary

McRae

Wife
Female

Jessie

Hay

Step Daughter
Male

Peter

McRae

Son
Male

George

McRae

Son
Male

James

McRae

Son
Male

David

McRae

Son
Male

Charles

McRae

Son
First name(s) David
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McRae

Head

Married

34

1847

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McRae

Wife

Married

33

1848

Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Hay

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

McRae

Son

-

8

1873

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

George

McRae

Son

-

6

1875

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

McRae

Son

-

4

1877

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

David

McRae

Son

-

2

1879

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

McRae

Son

-

0

1881

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

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