Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John McRae (born 1838, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyke, Moray, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 McRae and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRae, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elsie McRae, born in 1842 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Murdoch (born 1865 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1869 in Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Morayshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Morayshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Morayshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in Dyke, Nairnshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John McRae's household

Male

John

McRae

Head
Female

Elsie

McRae

Wife
Male

Murdoch

McRae

Son
Male

Donald

McRae

Son
Male

William

McRae

Son
Female

Marion

McRae

Daughter
Male

George

McRae

Son
Female

Maggie

McRae

Daughter
Male

Edward

McRae

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRae

Head

Married

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elsie

McRae

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Murdoch

McRae

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Donald

McRae

Son

-

12

1869

Morayshire, Scotland

William

McRae

Son

-

10

1871

St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland

Marion

McRae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Morayshire, Scotland

George

McRae

Son

-

4

1877

Morayshire, Scotland

Maggie

McRae

Daughter

-

4

1877

Morayshire, Scotland

Edward

McRae

Son

-

0

1881

Dyke, Nairnshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John McRae in Dyke in 1881, and follow the McRae family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John McRae

We’ve found John McRae in 140 family trees. Find out more about John McRae's household and view the McRae family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census