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Household of John McRae (born 1845, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRae, born in 1845 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McRae, born in 1849 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Sarah Campbell, born in 1826 in Ireland.


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John McRae's household

Male

John

McRae

Head
Female

Mary

McRae

Wife
Female

Sarah

McRae

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McRae

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Campbell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRae

Head

Married

36

1845

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McRae

Wife

Married

32

1849

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McRae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McRae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Campbell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Ireland

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