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Household of James Rae (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rae, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Rae, born in 1849 in England. They had 5 children; James D (born 1873 in England), Martha (born 1875 in England), Jean S (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Maggie Cuthbert, born in 1861 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Rae's household

Male

James

Rae

Head
Female

Martha

Rae

Wife
Male

James D

Rae

Son
Female

Martha

Rae

Daughter
Female

Jean S

Rae

Daughter
Male

William A

Rae

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Cuthbert

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rae

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Rae

Wife

-

32

1849

England

James D

Rae

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

England

Martha

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

England

Jean S

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William A

Rae

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Cuthbert

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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