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Household of John McRea (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 McRea and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRea, born in 1833 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie McRea, born in 1842 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert D (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James T (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McRea's household

Male

John

McRea

Head
Female

Jessie

McRea

Wife
Female

Jessie

McRea

Daughter
Male

Robert D

McRea

Son
Male

James T

McRea

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McRea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRea

Head

Married

48

1833

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

McRea

Wife

Married

39

1842

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

McRea

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert D

McRea

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James T

McRea

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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