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Household of John McRae (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRae, born in 1824 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McRae, born in 1828 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander R (born 1854 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew M (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George R (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Frank E (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Alexander (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Keith H (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John McRae's household

Male

John

McRae

Head
Female

Jane

McRae

Wife
Male

Alexander R

McRae

Son
Male

Andrew M

McRae

Son
Male

James

McRae

Son
Male

George R

McRae

Son
Male

Frank E

McRae

Son
Male

Charles

McRae

Son
Male

Alexander

Rennie

Nephew
Male

Keith H

Rennie

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRae

Head

Married

57

1824

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McRae

Wife

Married

53

1828

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander R

McRae

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew M

McRae

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McRae

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George R

McRae

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frank E

McRae

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

McRae

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rennie

Nephew

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Keith H

Rennie

Nephew

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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