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Household of John Macrae (born 1841, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

John Macrae and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macrae, born in 1841 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes C Macrae, born in 1856 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eleanor A (born 1876 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Robert S T (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Edith A (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Graham (born 1833 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Macrae's household

Male

John

Macrae

Head
Female

Agnes C

Macrae

Wife
Female

Eleanor A

Macrae

Daughter
Male

Robert S T

Macrae

Son
Female

Edith A

Macrae

Daughter
Female

Graham

Harvey

Servant
Female

Christina

Drever

Servant
Female

Mary

Wishart

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macrae

Head

Married

40

1841

Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Agnes C

Macrae

Wife

Married

25

1856

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Eleanor A

Macrae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Robert S T

Macrae

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Edith A

Macrae

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Graham

Harvey

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Drever

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Wishart

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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