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Household of Helen Rae (born 1836, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

Helen Rae and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Rae, born in 1836 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Helen (born 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Julia (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James E (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William H (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Phillip (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Helen's Servant, Georgina (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Helen Rae's household

Female

Helen

Rae

Head
Female

Helen

Rae

Daughter
Female

Julia

Rae

Daughter
Male

James E

Rae

Son
Male

William H

Rae

Son
Male

Phillip

Rae

Son
Female

Margaret

Hughes

Servant
Female

Georgina

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Helen
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Rae

Head

Widow

45

1836

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Helen

Rae

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Julia

Rae

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James E

Rae

Son

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William H

Rae

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Phillip

Rae

Son

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Hughes

Servant

Single

19

1862

Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Georgina

Walker

Servant

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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