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Household of James Rae (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rae, born in 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Rae, born in 1853 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Kate McAllister, born in 1864 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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James Rae's household

Male

James

Rae

Head
Female

Mary

Rae

Wife
Female

Jane

Rae

Daughter
Female

Helen

Rae

Daughter
Female

Kate

McAllister

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rae

Head

Married

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Rae

Wife

Married

28

1853

Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

McAllister

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

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