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Household of John McCrae (born 1851, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, 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.

John McCrae and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCrae, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCrae, born in 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lachlan (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Ann Crawford, born in 1841 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McCrae's household

Male

John

McCrae

Head
Female

Margaret

McCrae

Wife
Female

Sarah

McCrae

Daughter
Male

Lachlan

McCrae

Son
Male

Alexander

McCrae

Son
Female

Ann

Crawford

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McCrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCrae

Head

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCrae

Wife

Married

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McCrae

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lachlan

McCrae

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McCrae

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Crawford

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

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