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Household of James Rae (born 1841, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildonan, Sutherland, 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.

James Rae and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rae, born in 1841 in Tongue, Sutherland, consisted of 20 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Rae, born in 1850 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James Peter (born 1870 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland), Thomasina (born 1871 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Sutherland, Scotland), John George (born 1877 in Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland) and Henry (born 1880 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Adam (born 1851 in Sutherland, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Caithness, Scotland), James's Boarder, Walter (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, George (born 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Hector (born 1844 in Sutherland, Scotland), James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1849 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1847 in Sutherland, Scotland), James's Boarder, Donald (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland), James's Boarder, Erice (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Donald (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Rae's household

Male

James

Rae

Head
Female

Ann

Rae

Wife
Male

James Peter

Rae

Son
Female

Thomasina

Rae

Daughter
Male

Robert

Rae

Son
Female

Margaret

Rae

Daughter
Male

William

Rae

Son
Male

John George

Rae

Son
Male

Alexander

Rae

Son
Male

Henry

Rae

Son
Male

Adam

Black

Boarder
Male

William

Sutherland

Boarder
Male

Walter

Ormistron

Boarder
Male

George

Milne

Boarder
Male

Hector

Mackay

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Ross

Boarder
Male

William

Ross

Boarder
Male

Donald

Mackay

Boarder
Male

Erice

Mackay

Boarder
Male

Donald

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rae

Head

Married

40

1841

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Ann

Rae

Wife

Married

31

1850

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

James Peter

Rae

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Thomasina

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Rae

Son

-

9

1872

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

William

Rae

Son

-

6

1875

Sutherland, Scotland

John George

Rae

Son

-

4

1877

Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Rae

Son

-

2

1879

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Henry

Rae

Son

-

1

1880

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Adam

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Sutherland

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Caithness, Scotland

Walter

Ormistron

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hector

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

37

1844

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Erice

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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