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Household of Douglas McRae (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Douglas McRae and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas McRae, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Jane McRae, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Douglas's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Douglas's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Douglas's Nephew, David (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Douglas McRae's household

Male

Douglas

McRae

Head
Female

Jane

McRae

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shirreffs

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shirreffs

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

McRae

Daughter
Male

David

Steele

Nephew
First name(s) Douglas
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Douglas

McRae

Head

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McRae

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shirreffs

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shirreffs

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McRae

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Steele

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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