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Household of John McRae (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, 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 McRae and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRae, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mitchell McRae, born in 1827 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Joanna, born 1869 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mitchell Duncan (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, George Boyes (born 1880 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John McRae's household

Male

John

McRae

Head
Female

Mitchell

McRae

Wife
Female

Joanna

McRae

Daughter
Female

Mitchell Duncan

McRae

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Taylor

Granddaughter
Male

John

Fraser

Grandson
Male

George Boyes

McRae

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRae

Head

Married

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mitchell

McRae

Wife

Married

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joanna

McRae

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mitchell Duncan

McRae

Granddaughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Jane

Taylor

Granddaughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Fraser

Grandson

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Boyes

McRae

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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