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Household of John McRae (born 1814, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gartly, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRae, born in 1814 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elspeth McRae, born in 1813 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1852 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elspeth (born 1849 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elsie S (born 1880 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's -, James (born 1845 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabel (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John McRae's household

Male

John

McRae

Head
Female

Elspeth

McRae

Wife
Male

William

McRae

Son
Female

Elspeth

McRae Or Cumming

Daughter
Female

Elsie S

Cumming

Granddaughter
Male

James

Cumming

-
Female

Isabel

Adam

Servant
Male

James

Gray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRae

Head

Married

67

1814

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

McRae

Wife

Married

68

1813

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McRae

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

McRae Or Cumming

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie S

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cumming

-

Married

36

1845

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabel

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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