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Household of John McRae (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 1829 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther McRae, born in 1841 in St Madoes, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and May (born 1875 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John McRae's household

Male

John

McRae

Head
Female

Esther

McRae

Wife
Male

William

McRae

Son
Female

Ann

McRae

Daughter
Male

Andrew

McRae

Son
Male

Alexander

McRae

Son
Female

Jemima

McRae

Daughter
Female

May

McRae

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRae

Head

Married

52

1829

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Esther

McRae

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Madoes, Perthshire, Scotland

William

McRae

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

McRae

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

McRae

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McRae

Son

-

11

1870

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

McRae

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

May

McRae

Daughter

-

6

1875

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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