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Household of James Rae Alexander (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 Alexander and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rae Alexander, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James Rae was the head of the household, married to Jane Mathewson Alexander, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Catherine Russell (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander Gordon (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Mccoll (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Rae (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie Bain (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James Rae's Servant, Jane Gray, born in 1863 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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James Rae Alexander's household

Male

James Rae

Alexander

Head
Female

Jane Mathewson

Alexander

Wife
Female

Catherine Russell

Alexander

Daughter
Male

David

Alexander

Son
Male

Alexander Gordon

Alexander

Son
Male

William Mccoll

Alexander

Son
Male

Adam

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth Rae

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jessie Bain

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gray

Servant
First name(s) James Rae
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Rae

Alexander

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Mathewson

Alexander

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Russell

Alexander

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Gordon

Alexander

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Mccoll

Alexander

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Alexander

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Rae

Alexander

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie Bain

Alexander

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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